Oriental Dragon
ClassCruise Ship | Flag state- |
Maiden Voyage Date1972 | Cruise Age53 |
Cruise LineCapital Dragon Global Holdings Limited | Category- |
Ship statistics
Gross Tonnage18,455t | Deck Levels- | Crew-to-Passenger Ratio- |
Length171.69m/563.29ft | Decks with cabins- | Passengers-to-space ratio- |
Width24m/78.74ft | Cabins- | Ice Class- |
Passengers- | Displacement- | Inflatable boat- |
Current position
Call sign3FDZ8 | Draught of a vessel6.5 | Bow heading511 |
IMO7125861 | Lat25°7'20.4"N | Lon66°39'37.9"E |
MMSI353669000 | Nav statusUnderway (Engine Driven) | |
Introduction to the cruise
History
Owner: Capital Dragon Global Holding
Operator: Island Ship Management, Ltd.
Port of registry
1972–1998: Oslo, Norway
1998–2013: Panama City, Panama
Builder: Oy Wärtsilä Ab Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Yard number: 394
Laid down: 18 May 1971
Launched: 27 November 1971
Completed: 10 November 1972
Maiden voyage: 1972
In service: 1972
Out of service: 2021
Identification
Call sign: 3FDZ8
IMO number: 7125861
MMSI number: 353669000
Fate: Scrapped at Gadani, Pakistan in 2022
General characteristics
Tonnage
18,455 GT
3,202 DWT
Length: 171.69 m (563.29 ft)
Beam: 24 m (78.74 ft)
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 882 (lower berths)
Crew: 350
The MV Sun Viking, was one of the three original cruise ships ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as part of their early fleet. The ship was first put into service in 1972. She was scrapped at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard, Pakistan in February 2022.
Sun Viking at Vancouver in 1990.
Along with her sister ships, Song of Norway and Nordic Prince, the class comprised the first purpose-built ships intended for Caribbean-based cruise travel. Sun Viking cruised the Mexican Riviera on a 7-day itinerary out of Los Angeles and the Caribbean out of San Juan, Puerto Rico in the early 1990s. The ship was retired in the late 1990s by Royal Caribbean, but continued in service with other cruise lines.
Sun Viking at Hong Kong.
In 1998 Sun Viking was sold to Star Cruises and renamed SuperStar Sagittarius. She was later renamed Hyundai Pongnae in 2003, sailing for Hyundai Merchant Marine, before becoming Omar III with Asia Cruises.
The ship was renamed Long Jie in 2007. She was put up for sale on 10 June 2010.[citation needed] After being dry docked in Singapore, Long Jie was transformed into Oriental Dragon, leaving Singapore on 24 March 2011 bound for Guangzhou, China.
After several years of service as a gambling ship in Hong Kong, she moved to Penang, Malaysia in late 2019 to continue her career. In 2021, the ship was finally retired and was scrapped at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard, Pakistan in February 2022 as Dragon.
Omar III
Long Jie
Oriental Dragon leaving Hong Kong
Media
In 1985, Sun Viking appeared in the opening sequences of episode 6 of The Day the Universe Changed and
In 2018, Oriental Dragon featured in the movie L Storm.
External links
photographs from shipspotting.com
Owner: Capital Dragon Global Holding
Operator: Island Ship Management, Ltd.
Port of registry
1972–1998: Oslo, Norway
1998–2013: Panama City, Panama
Builder: Oy Wärtsilä Ab Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Yard number: 394
Laid down: 18 May 1971
Launched: 27 November 1971
Completed: 10 November 1972
Maiden voyage: 1972
In service: 1972
Out of service: 2021
Identification
Call sign: 3FDZ8
IMO number: 7125861
MMSI number: 353669000
Fate: Scrapped at Gadani, Pakistan in 2022
General characteristics
Tonnage
18,455 GT
3,202 DWT
Length: 171.69 m (563.29 ft)
Beam: 24 m (78.74 ft)
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 882 (lower berths)
Crew: 350
The MV Sun Viking, was one of the three original cruise ships ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as part of their early fleet. The ship was first put into service in 1972. She was scrapped at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard, Pakistan in February 2022.
Sun Viking at Vancouver in 1990.
Along with her sister ships, Song of Norway and Nordic Prince, the class comprised the first purpose-built ships intended for Caribbean-based cruise travel. Sun Viking cruised the Mexican Riviera on a 7-day itinerary out of Los Angeles and the Caribbean out of San Juan, Puerto Rico in the early 1990s. The ship was retired in the late 1990s by Royal Caribbean, but continued in service with other cruise lines.
Sun Viking at Hong Kong.
In 1998 Sun Viking was sold to Star Cruises and renamed SuperStar Sagittarius. She was later renamed Hyundai Pongnae in 2003, sailing for Hyundai Merchant Marine, before becoming Omar III with Asia Cruises.
The ship was renamed Long Jie in 2007. She was put up for sale on 10 June 2010.[citation needed] After being dry docked in Singapore, Long Jie was transformed into Oriental Dragon, leaving Singapore on 24 March 2011 bound for Guangzhou, China.
After several years of service as a gambling ship in Hong Kong, she moved to Penang, Malaysia in late 2019 to continue her career. In 2021, the ship was finally retired and was scrapped at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard, Pakistan in February 2022 as Dragon.
Omar III
Long Jie
Oriental Dragon leaving Hong Kong
Media
In 1985, Sun Viking appeared in the opening sequences of episode 6 of The Day the Universe Changed and
In 2018, Oriental Dragon featured in the movie L Storm.
External links
photographs from shipspotting.com