Engineering:MV Viking Sun
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.jpg) Viking Sun in Tallinn, Estonia on May 28, 2018.
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| Name: | Viking Sun |
| Namesake: | Royal Viking Sun |
| Operator: | Viking Ocean Cruises |
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Bergen,  Norway |
| Builder: | Fincantieri |
| Yard number: | 6246 |
| Completed: | September 2017 |
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| Fate: | Transferred to Chinese operation |
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| Name: | Zhao Shang Yi Dun "招商伊敦" |
| Namesake: | China Merchants Group's first vessel "Yi Dun" from 1872 |
| Operator: | China Merchants Viking Cruises |
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Qianhai  China |
| Acquired: | April 2021 |
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| Length: | 228.2 m (748 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 28.8 m (94 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
| Ice class: | 1C |
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| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW) |
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| Capacity: | 930 passengers |
| Crew: | 480 |
MV Viking Sun is a cruise ship operated by Viking Ocean Cruises. The fourth in a series of 930-passenger cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri for her operator, she was delivered at Fincantieri's shipyard in Ancona, Italy, on 25 September 2017.[3]
In April 2021, ownership the Viking Sun was transferred to Viking Sun Ltd. of Bermuda, for operation by China Merchants Viking Cruises, a joint venture of Viking Ocean Cruises and China Merchants Shekou Cruises.[1][4] She was then transferred to Chinese registration, with port of registry Qianhai, Shenzhen, and renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Viking Sun (9725433)". French Ministry for Transport. http://www.equasis.org/EquasisWeb/restricted/ShipInfo?fs=Search&P_IMO=9725433.
- ↑ "Datasheet". Fincantieri. https://www.fincantieri.com/globalassets/prodotti-servizi/navi-da-crociera/viking/scheda-cruise-viking.pdf.
- ↑ Gibson, Rebecca (September 26, 2017). "Viking Star leaves drydock". Cruise&Ferry.net. http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/viking-ocean-cruises-takes-delivery-of-viking-sun.
- ↑ "Viking Sun Officially Joins China Merchants". Cruise Industry News. 20 April 2021. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24813-viking-sun-officially-joins-china-merchants.html.
- ↑ Si, Katherine (27 April 2021). "Renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun, Viking Sun officially flies China flag". Seatrade Cruise News. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/renamed-zhao-shang-yi-dun-viking-sun-officially-flies-china-flag.
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