"Viking Sun" redirects here. Not to be confused with Royal Viking Sun or Sun Viking.
Viking Sun in Tallinn, Estonia on May 28, 2018.
History
Name
Viking Sun
Namesake
Royal Viking Sun
Operator
Viking Ocean Cruises
Port of registry
Bergen, Norway
Builder
Fincantieri
Yard number
6246
Completed
September 2017
Identification
IMO number: 9725433
MMSI number: 257179000
Call sign: LAYT7[1]
Fate
Transferred to Chinese operation
History
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
Port of registry
Qianhai China
Acquired
April 2021
Identification
MMSI number: 414515000
Call sign: BOPU7
General characteristics [2]
Type
Cruise ship
Tonnage
47,842 GT
4,797 DWT[1]
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
Installed power
2×MAN 9L32/44CR (2×5,040kW)
2×MAN 12V32/44CR (2×6,720kW)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric, two shafts (2×7,250kW)
Speed
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (service)
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum)
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]
^ abc"Viking Sun (9725433)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^"Datasheet" (PDF). Fincantieri. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^Gibson, Rebecca (September 26, 2017). "Viking Star leaves drydock". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
^"Viking Sun Officially Joins China Merchants". Cruise Industry News. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^Si, Katherine (27 April 2021). "Renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun, Viking Sun officially flies China flag". Seatrade Cruise News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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