It signifies the official start of construction of a seagoing vessel. The keel-laying ceremony is a shipbuilding tradition that dates back hundreds of years. The block weighed about 380 tons and was nearly 100 feet wide. View Gallery: Cruise ship tours: Viking Cruises' Viking SeaĬonstruction officially has begun on a sixth ship for fast-growing Viking Ocean Cruises.Ī Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy on Tuesday held a keel-laying ceremony for the as-yet-unnamed, 47,800-ton vessel, which is scheduled to be delivered in 2019.ĭuring the ceremony the first pre-fabricated block of the ship's structure was placed into a dry dock where the initial phases of construction will take place.
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