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{{Infobox ship image
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| Ship image = San Juan. Radisson Diamond cruise ship. Puerto Rico (2749200365).jpg
|Ship caption= ''Radisson Diamond'' in 2004
| Ship caption = ''Radisson Diamond'' in 2004
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|Ship flag=
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|Ship name=*''Saipan Star'' (2017)
| Ship name = *''Radisson Diamond'' (1992–2005)
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*''China Star'' (2012–2017)
*''Omar Star'' (2005-2012)
*''Omar Star'' (2005-2012)
*''Radisson Diamond'' (1992–2005)
*''China Star'' (2012–2017)
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*''Saipan Star'' (2017)
|Ship owner=*China Cruises
| Ship owner = *China Cruises
*Conning Shipping (manager)<ref name="equasis" />
*Conning Shipping (manager)<ref name="equasis" />
|Ship registry=*1992-1997: [[Helsinki]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}
| Ship registry = *1992-1997: [[Helsinki]], {{flag|Finland|civil}}
*1997-2012: [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}<ref>[http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=351141 Radisson Diamond]</ref>
*1997-2012: [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}<ref>[http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=351141 Radisson Diamond]</ref>
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|Ship builder=Finnyards (Rauma, Finland)
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|Ship laid down=
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|Ship launched=20 June 1991<ref name="fakta">{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/radisson_diamond_1992.htm|title=M / S RADISSON DIAMOND|last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish }}</ref>
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|Ship identification=*[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: C6OP6
| Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: C6OP6
*{{IMO number|9008407}}
*{{IMO number|9008407}}
*{{MMSI|309788000}}
*{{MMSI|309788000}}
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|Ship status=In service<ref name="equasis">{{csr|register=E|id=9008407|shipname=China Star|accessdate= 6 August 2012}}</ref>
| Ship status = In service<ref name="equasis">{{csr|register=E|id=9008407|shipname=China Star|accessdate= 6 August 2012}}</ref>
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|Ship type=[[SWATH]] [[cruise ship]]
| Ship type = [[SWATH]] [[cruise ship]]
|Ship tonnage={{GT|20,295}}<ref name="equasis" />
| Ship tonnage = {{GT|20,295}}<ref name="equasis" />
|Ship length={{convert|131.2|m}}
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|Ship decks=12<ref name="wantchinatimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120309000102&cid=1102|title=Wenzhou investors launch China Star cruise ship in Hong Kong|date=2012-03-09|accessdate=2012-08-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130205211051/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120309000102&cid=1102|archivedate=2013-02-05}}</ref>
| Ship decks = 12<ref name="wantchinatimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120309000102&cid=1102|title=Wenzhou investors launch China Star cruise ship in Hong Kong|date=2012-03-09|accessdate=2012-08-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130205211051/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120309000102&cid=1102|archivedate=2013-02-05}}</ref>
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|Ship power=Wärtsilä engines
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|Ship speed={{convert|14.15|kn}}<ref name="fakta" /> or {{convert|12.5|kn}}<ref name="shipparade">{{cite web|url=http://www.shipparade.com/az/China_Star/China_Star.htm|title=China Star|date=2012-02-04|accessdate=2012-08-06|publisher=shipparade.com}}</ref>
| Ship speed = {{convert|14.15|kn}}<ref name="fakta" /> or {{convert|12.5|kn}}<ref name="shipparade">{{cite web|url=http://www.shipparade.com/az/China_Star/China_Star.htm|title=China Star|date=2012-02-04|accessdate=2012-08-06|publisher=shipparade.com}}</ref>
|Ship capacity=354 passengers in 177 cabins<ref name="MM">{{cite web|url=http://maritimematters.com/2012/03/china-star-joins-growing-chinese-cruise-market|title=CHINA STAR Joins Growing Chinese Cruise Market|date=March 5, 2012|accessdate=2012-08-06|publisher=Maritime Matters}}</ref> or 172 cabins<ref name="cruiseindustrynews" />
| Ship capacity = 354 passengers in 177 cabins<ref name="MM">{{cite web|url=http://maritimematters.com/2012/03/china-star-joins-growing-chinese-cruise-market|title=CHINA STAR Joins Growing Chinese Cruise Market|date=March 5, 2012|accessdate=2012-08-06|publisher=Maritime Matters}}</ref> or 172 cabins<ref name="cruiseindustrynews" />
|Ship crew=150<ref name="shipparade" /> / 200<ref name="cruisereviews"/>
| Ship crew = 150<ref name="shipparade" /> / 200<ref name="cruisereviews"/>
|Ship notes=
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'''MV ''China Star''''' (''中华之星'') is the world's largest ship with a [[SWATH]] design,<ref name="cruisereviews">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruisereviews.com/RadissonSevenSeasCruises/RadissonDiamond.htm|title=Radisson Diamond (sold)|publisher=cruisereviews.com}}</ref> and the only [[Catamaran|twin-hull]] [[cruise ship]] ever built.<ref name="cruiseindustrynews">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6892-new-chinese-cruise-line-to-start-up-with-ex-radisson-diamond.html |title=New Chinese Cruise Line to Start-Up with ex-Radisson Diamond - Cruise Industry News &#124; Cruise News |publisher=Cruise Industry News |date=2012-03-02 |accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref> It was sold and has operated in [[Hong Kong]] as the [[gambling ship]] ''Asia Star'' for [[Asia 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.<ref name="MM" /> This 350-passenger all balcony luxury cruise ship was the largest SWATH ship in the world when it was built, measuring more than 20,000 [[gross tons]].<ref name="Radisson Diamond LA Times">{{cite web |last1=Slater and Basch |title=New Ship Emulates a Luxury Hotel : The extra-wide Radisson Diamond is spacious enough for a conference center. |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-21/travel/tr-1299_1_radisson-diamond |website=Los Angeles Times |date=21 June 1992 |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref> Originally known as the ''Radisson Diamond'', the ship was built for Diamond Cruise, a conglomerate of several [[Finland|Finnish]] banks and the UKL-based [[Carlson Companies]] (the parent company of Radisson Cruises and Hotels). The ship was built by [[Finnyards]] in Rauma, Finland.<ref name="Radisson Diamond">{{cite web |title=Radisson Diamond |url=http://castlesoftheseas.nl/radisson-diamond.html |website=Castles of the Seas |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>
'''MV ''China Star''''' (''中华之星'') is the world's largest ship with a [[SWATH]] design,<ref name="cruisereviews">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruisereviews.com/RadissonSevenSeasCruises/RadissonDiamond.htm|title=Radisson Diamond (sold)|publisher=cruisereviews.com}}</ref> and the only [[Catamaran|twin-hull]] [[cruise ship]] ever built.<ref name="cruiseindustrynews">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6892-new-chinese-cruise-line-to-start-up-with-ex-radisson-diamond.html |title=New Chinese Cruise Line to Start-Up with ex-Radisson Diamond - Cruise Industry News &#124; Cruise News |publisher=Cruise Industry News |date=2012-03-02 |accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref>

== History ==
Built as the ''Radisson Diamond'', the ship was built for Diamond Cruise, a conglomerate of several [[Finland|Finnish]] banks and the UKL-based [[Carlson Companies]] (the parent company of Radisson Cruises and Hotels). The ship was built by [[Finnyards]] in Rauma, Finland.<ref name="Radisson Diamond">{{cite web |title=Radisson Diamond |url=http://castlesoftheseas.nl/radisson-diamond.html |accessdate=3 December 2018 |website=Castles of the Seas}}</ref>

The ship sailed for [[Regent Seven Seas Cruises|Radisson Seven Seas Cruises]] from 1992 to 2005, before being sold to become a gambling ship in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radisson Diamond {{!}} Built by MEYER TURKU |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/ships/radisson_diamond.jsp |access-date= |website=MEYER WERFT |language=en}}</ref>

It was sold and has operated in [[Hong Kong]] as the [[gambling ship]] ''Asia Star'' for [[Asia 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.<ref name="MM" /> This 350-passenger all balcony luxury cruise ship was the largest SWATH ship in the world when it was built, measuring more than 20,000 [[gross tons]].<ref name="Radisson Diamond LA Times">{{cite web |last1=Slater and Basch |title=New Ship Emulates a Luxury Hotel : The extra-wide Radisson Diamond is spacious enough for a conference center. |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-21/travel/tr-1299_1_radisson-diamond |website=Los Angeles Times |date=21 June 1992 |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>

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In June 2011,<ref name="MM" /> the ship was purchased for $45M by China Cruises Company Limited, the deal being led by Chinese millionaire entrepreneur Huang Weijian,<ref name="cruiseindustrynews" /> CEO of CCCL.<ref name="cnngo" /> Another $20M was spent refurbishing her.<ref name="cnngo">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/visit/first-china-owned-luxury-cruise-ship-set-sail-651654|title=First China-owned luxury cruise ship sets sail|date=7 March 2012|author=Raemin Zhang|access-date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020063142/http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/visit/first-china-owned-luxury-cruise-ship-set-sail-651654|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Operation started on March 9, 2012, as the first ship of the new CCCL luxury cruise line.<ref name="wantchinatimes" />


On September 21st 2022 the ''Saipan Star'' was blown aground by severe winds near [[Shandong]]. The ship remains abandoned and wrecked on sandbar as of last reported in 2023.<gallery>
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In June 2011,<ref name="MM" /> the ship was purchased for $45M by China Cruises Company Limited, the deal being led by Chinese millionaire entrepreneur Huang Weijian,<ref name="cruiseindustrynews" /> CEO of CCCL.<ref name="cnngo" /> Another $20M was spent refurbishing her.<ref name="cnngo">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/visit/first-china-owned-luxury-cruise-ship-set-sail-651654|title=First China-owned luxury cruise ship sets sail|date=7 March 2012|author=Raemin Zhang|access-date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020063142/http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/visit/first-china-owned-luxury-cruise-ship-set-sail-651654|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Operation started on March 9, 2012, as the first ship of the new CCCL luxury cruise line.<ref name="wantchinatimes" /> On September 21st 2022 the Saipan Star was blown aground by severe winds near [[Shandong]].
File:Kreuzfahrtschiff RADISSON DIAMOND (Kiel 39.846).jpg|''Radisson Diamond'' in May 1992
File:MS Radisson Diamond (4197445779).jpg|''Radisson Diamond'' in Philipsburg St.Maarten
File:MS Radisson Diamond - 4197447425.jpg|Exterior view of the three deck glass windowed forward observation lounge
File:China Star. HK (50991221632).jpg|''Radisson Diamond'' renamed as the ''China Star'' in Hong Kong
</gallery>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:07, 28 May 2024

For the electric multiple unit with same name, see China Star.
Radisson Diamond in 2004
History
Name
  • Radisson Diamond (1992–2005)
  • Omar Star (2005-2012)
  • China Star (2012–2017)
  • Saipan Star (2017)
Owner
  • China Cruises
  • Conning Shipping (manager)[1]
Port of registry
BuilderFinnyards (Rauma, Finland)
Launched20 June 1991[3]
Maiden voyage5 July 1992[3]
Identification
StatusIn service[1]
General characteristics
TypeSWATH cruise ship
Tonnage20,295 GT[1]
Length131.2 metres (430 ft)
Beam31.96 metres (104.9 ft)
Draught7.6 metres (25 ft)
Decks12[4]
Installed powerWärtsilä engines
Speed14.15 knots (26.21 km/h; 16.28 mph)[3] or 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)[5]
Capacity354 passengers in 177 cabins[6] or 172 cabins[7]
Crew150[5] / 200[8]

MV China Star (中华之星) is the world's largest ship with a SWATH design,[8] and the only twin-hull cruise ship ever built.[7]

History

Built as the Radisson Diamond, the ship was built for Diamond Cruise, a conglomerate of several Finnish banks and the UKL-based Carlson Companies (the parent company of Radisson Cruises and Hotels). The ship was built by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland.[9]

The ship sailed for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises from 1992 to 2005, before being sold to become a gambling ship in 2005.[10]

It was sold and has operated in Hong Kong as the gambling ship Asia Star for Asia 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 20,000 gross 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 the Saipan Star was blown aground by severe winds near Shandong. The ship remains abandoned and wrecked on sandbar as of last reported in 2023.

  • Radisson Diamond in May 1992
    Radisson Diamond in May 1992
  • Radisson Diamond in Philipsburg St.Maarten
    Radisson Diamond in Philipsburg St.Maarten
  • Exterior view of the three deck glass windowed forward observation lounge
    Exterior view of the three deck glass windowed forward observation lounge
  • Radisson Diamond renamed as the China Star in Hong Kong
    Radisson Diamond renamed as the China Star in Hong Kong

References

  1. ^ a b c "China Star (9008407)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ Radisson Diamond
  3. ^ a b c Asklander, Micke. "M / S RADISSON DIAMOND". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish).
  4. ^ a b "Wenzhou investors launch China Star cruise ship in Hong Kong". 2012-03-09. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  5. ^ a b "China Star". shipparade.com. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  6. ^ a b c "CHINA STAR Joins Growing Chinese Cruise Market". Maritime Matters. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  7. ^ a b c "New Chinese Cruise Line to Start-Up with ex-Radisson Diamond - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". Cruise Industry News. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  8. ^ a b "Radisson Diamond (sold)". cruisereviews.com.
  9. ^ "Radisson Diamond". Castles of the Seas. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Radisson Diamond | Built by MEYER TURKU". MEYER WERFT.
  11. ^ Slater and Basch (21 June 1992). "New Ship Emulates a Luxury Hotel : The extra-wide Radisson Diamond is spacious enough for a conference center". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ a b Raemin Zhang (7 March 2012). "First China-owned luxury cruise ship sets sail". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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