Georgiy Zhukov (ship)

Georgiy Zhukov passing through the Volga–Baltic Waterway, in 2001
History
Name: Georgiy Zhukov: 1983–present
Owner:
  • 1983–1994: Volga Shipping Company (ГП Волжское объединённое речное пароходство МРФ РСФСР)
  • 1994–2012: Volga Shipping Company (ОАО Волжское пароходство)
  • 2012: OOO V. F. Passazhirskiye Perevozki (ООО В.Ф. Пассажирские перевозки)
  • 2012–present: Vodohod [1]
Operator:
  • Volga Shipping Company
  • Vodohod
Port of registry:
Route: Kazan – Samara, Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan, Samara – Volgograd, Kazan – Astrakhan, Kazan – Saint Petersburg, Samara – Rostov-on-Don [2]
Builder: Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno,  Czechoslovakia
Yard number: 2009
Completed: 1983
In service: 1983
Identification: RRR number: 140663[3]
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class & type: Valerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage:
Displacement: 4,050 t[3]
Length: 135.75 m (445.4 ft)[3][4]
Beam: 16.8 m (55 ft)[3][5]
Draught: 2.9 m (9.5 ft)[3]
Decks: 5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power: 3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[3][4]
Propulsion: 3 propellers[3]
Speed: 26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity: 362 passengers[3]
Crew: 85[3]

The Georgiy Zhukov (Russian: Георгий Жуков) is a Valerian Kuybyshev-class (92-016, OL400) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga basin. The ship was built by Slovenské Lodenice at their shipyard in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, and entered service in 1983. At 4,050 tonnes,[3] Georgiy Zhukov is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Fyodor Shalyapin, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Sergey Kuchkin, Mikhail Frunze, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov and Semyon Budyonnyy. Georgiy Zhukov is currently owned and operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod. Captain of the Georgiy Zhukov (2014) is Viktor Prigorshnev.[6]

Features

The ship has two restaurants, two bars, conference hall, solarium and library.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Георгий Жуков (Russian)
  2. ↑ Cruises 2013 (Russian)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 RRR, Vessel 140663 (Russian)
  4. 1 2 Project 92-016 (Russian)
  5. ↑ Project 92-016, Displacement and draught
  6. ↑ Motorship Georgiy Zhukov at Vodohod (Russian)
  7. ↑ Схема теплохода Семён Будённый(Russian)

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