Volga-class motorship

River cruise ship Dnipro at pier in Bratislava in 2011
Class overview
Builders: Österreichische Schiffswerften AG, Korneuburg, Austria
Built: 1970
In service: 1970
Building: 2
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Tonnage: 2,125[1] GT
Length: 105.9 m (347 ft)[2]
Beam: 16.1 m (53 ft)[3]
Draught: 1.65 m (5.4 ft)[4]
Decks: 3 passenger decks
Installed power: 2 × MWM TbD 440-8 1,324 kilowatts (1,776 hp)[5]
Propulsion: 2[6]
Speed: 26.2 km/h (16.3 mph; 14.1 kn)
Capacity: 212 passengers
Crew: 77

The Volga class is a class of Russian river passenger ships.[7] It is named after the first ship in the class Volga, which in her turn was named after Volga River.

Three deck cruise ships built by Österreichische Schiffswerften AG at their shipyard in Korneuburg, Austria in 1970.[8]

River cruise ships of the Austrian project Q-031

Volga-class motorships
No. Original name English transliteration
1 Волга[9] Volga
2 Днепр (Дніпро)[10] Dnepr (Dnipro)

Overview

Volga class
Month and year of build Hull No Image Name Owner Port of Registry Flag Status
1970 K687 Volga Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company[11] Izmail RSU 2-601784[12][13]
ENI 42000003
1970 K688 Dnipro Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company Izmail RSU 2-601783[14][15]
ENI 42000004

See also

References

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