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| History | |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Finnyards (Rauma, Finland) |
| Launched | 20 June 1991[3] |
| Maiden voyage | 5 July 1992[3] |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | SWATHcruise ship |
| Tonnage | 20,295 GT[1] |
| Length | 131.2 metres (430 ft) |
| Beam | 31.96 metres (104.9 ft) |
| Draught | 7.6 metres (25 ft) |
| Decks | 12[4] |
| Installed power | Wärtsilä engines |
| Speed | 14.15 knots (26.21 km/h; 16.28 mph)[3] or 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)[5] |
| Capacity | 354 passengers in 177 cabins[6] or 172 cabins[7] |
| Crew | 150[5] / 200[8] |
MVChina Star (中华之星) is the world's largest ship with aSWATH design,[8] and the onlytwin-hullcruise ship ever built.[7]
Built as theRadisson Diamond, the ship was built for Diamond Cruise, a conglomerate of severalFinnish banks and the UKL-basedCarlson Companies (the parent company of Radisson Cruises and Hotels). The ship was built byFinnyards in Rauma, Finland.[9]
The ship sailed forRadisson Seven Seas Cruises from 1992 to 2005, before being sold to become a gambling ship in 2005.[10]
It was sold and has operated inHong Kong as thegambling shipAsia Star forAsia Cruises beginning in 2005, and the ship was later renamed China Star and was operated by several operators. The ship is currently laid up in Shenzhen, China.[6] This 350-passenger all balcony luxury cruise ship was the largest SWATH ship in the world when it was built, measuring more than 20,000gross tons.[11]
In June 2011,[6] the ship was purchased for $45M by China Cruises Company Limited, the deal being led by Chinese millionaire entrepreneur Huang Weijian,[7] CEO of CCCL.[12] Another $20M was spent refurbishing her.[12] Operation started on March 9, 2012, as the first ship of the new CCCL luxury cruise line.[4]
On September 21st 2022 theSaipan Star was blown aground by severe winds nearShandong. The ship remains abandoned and wrecked on sandbar as of last reported in 2023.
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