Engineering:MV Viking Sea (2015)

From HandWiki
Revision as of 16:10, 4 February 2024 by Len Stevenson (talk | contribs) (over-write)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Cruise ship
For other ships with the same name, see MV Viking Sea.
Viking Sea at Pier 24 in Port of Tallinn 19 May 2017.jpg
Viking Sea in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia on May 19, 2017.
History
Name: Viking Sea
Namesake: Royal Viking Sea
Owner: Torstein Hagen
Operator: Viking Ocean Cruises
Port of registry: Bergen,  Norway
Ordered: December 2012[1]
Builder: Fincantieri
Yard number: 6245
Laid down: 6 November 2014
Launched: 25 June 2015
Christened: 5 May 2016 by Karine Hagen
Acquired: 24 March 2016[2]
Maiden voyage: 3 April 2016
In service: 2016
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics [4]
Type:

list error: mixed text and list (help)
Cruise ship

Length: 227.20 m (745.4 ft)
Beam: 28.80 m (94.5 ft)
Draught: 6.30 m (20.7 ft)
Decks: 10
Installed power:
  • 2 × MAN 9L32/44CR (2 × 5,040 kW)
  • 2 × MAN 12V32/44CR (2 × 6,720 kW)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW)
Speed:
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (service)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum)
Capacity: 930 passengers
Crew: 550[5]

MV Viking Sea is a cruise ship built by Italian shipbuilders Fincantieri for Viking Ocean Cruises. It is the second ship to grace the name Viking Sea, the first being Viking Sky which was originally assigned this name.

Viking Sea sailed from Venice to New Capital Quay on the River Thames at Greenwich, London, England, where on 5 May 2016 she became the largest vessel named in London.[citation needed] Viking Sea has 3 sister ships, Viking Star, Viking Sky and Viking Sun.[6][7]

Facilities

Viking Sea has passenger accommodations, three swimming pools, a spa, a fitness center, four restaurants and a café, lounges, a winter garden, a terrace, a sports deck, theatre and bars, and shops.[8]

Accidents and Incidents

August 2016 Viking Sea lost power in Malta[9]

References

  1. ↑ "FINCANTIERI AND VIKING SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO MORE CRUISE SHIPS". 2012-12-04. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2012/000475/. 
  2. ↑ "FINCANTIERI: CONSEGNATA AD ANCONA VIKING SEA" (in it). 2016-03-24. http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000728.aspx.  English-language version
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Viking Sea (9725421)". French Ministry for Transport. http://www.equasis.org/EquasisWeb/restricted/ShipInfo?fs=Search&P_IMO=9725421. 
  4. ↑ "Datasheet". Fincantieri. https://www.fincantieri.com/globalassets/prodotti-servizi/navi-da-crociera/viking/scheda-cruise-viking.pdf. 
  5. ↑ Colleen McDaniel. "Viking Sea Cruise Ship: Expert Review on Cruise Critic". http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=993. 
  6. ↑ "Viking Sun" (in en-US). https://www.vikingcruises.com/oceans/ships/viking-sun.html. 
  7. ↑ "Viking Ocean Cruises Adds Two More Ocean Ships". World Maritime News. 12 May 2014. http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/123475/viking-ocean-cruises-adds-two-more-ocean-ships/. 
  8. ↑ "Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Sea deck plans". Viking Ocean Cruises. http://www.vikingcruises.co.uk/oceans/ships/viking-sea/deck-plans.html. 
  9. ↑ "Viking Sea Temporarily Loses Power in Malta : Cruise Law News". 11 August 2016. http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2016/08/articles/power-loss-1/viking-sea-temporarily-loses-power-in-malta/. 

External links




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Engineering:MV_Viking_Sea_(2015)&oldid=3245071"