Viking Helgi

Viking Helgi at Northern River Terminal in Moscow on 9 June 2012
History
Name:
  • Aleksey Surkov (1984–2012)
  • Viking Helgi (2012–2016)
Owner: 2003–2016: Passazhirskiy Flot[1]
Operator: Passazhirskiy Flot
Port of registry:
Route: Moscow – Saint Petersburg
Builder: VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, Boizenburg, East Germany
Yard number: 381[2]
Completed: June 1984
In service: 1984
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class & type: Dmitriy Furmanov-class river cruise ship
Tonnage:
Displacement: 3,853 tons;[2]
Length: 129.0 m (423.2 ft)[2][3]
Beam: 16.7 m (55 ft)[2][4]
Draught: 2.88 m (9.4 ft)[2]
Decks: 5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power:
  • 3 × 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)
  • 2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[2][5]
Propulsion: 3 propellers[2]
Speed: 25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn)
Capacity: 250 passengers[2]
Crew: 120[2]

The Viking Helgi (Russian: Викинг Хельги) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (project 302, BiFa129M) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in Boizenburg, East Germany, and entered service in 1984. The ship is named after Oleg of Novgorod in its Scandinavian version Helgi.[6]

Viking Helgi sails under Russian flag. Her home port is currently Saint Petersburg.

Features

The ship has restaurant “Neva” with panoramic views on the Middle deck,[7] two bars, onboard boutique, observation lounge and library.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Викинг Хельги (Russian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 RRR, Vessel 160222 (Russian)
  3. ↑ Project 302 (Russian)
  4. ↑ Project 302, Web Archive - Main data
  5. ↑ Project 302 (Russian)
  6. ↑ Helgi
  7. ↑ Viking Helgi
  8. ↑ Ship Features

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