MV Viking Sun
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.
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| Name | Viking Sun |
| Namesake | Royal Viking Sun |
| Operator | Viking Ocean Cruises |
| Port of registry | Bergen, Norway |
| Builder | Fincantieri |
| Yard number | 6246 |
| Completed | September 2017 |
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| 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 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| 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 |
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. She was then transferred to Chinese registration, with port of registry Qianhai, Shenzhen, and renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun.
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