The Aleksandra (Russian: Александра) (formerly Taras Shevchenko, T. G. Shevchenko) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (project 302, BiFa129MK) Soviet/Ukrainian/Kazakh/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Neva – Volga – Don – Dnepr – Black Sea basin, from Nesebar on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and Constanța to Saint Petersburg on the Baltic Sea in Russia, and since November 2010 hotelship in the Kurmangazy oil field in the Kazakh section of the Caspian Sea. The ship was built by Elbewerft Boizenburg at their shipyard in Boizenburg, Germany, named after Ukrainian painter and poet Taras Shevchenko and entered service in 1991. Her home port is currently Rostov-on-Don.
_001.jpg) T. G. Shevchenko at pier in Nesebar
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| Owner |
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| Operator | Sochina |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Elbewerft Boizenburg, Boizenburg |
| Yard number | 303[1] |
| Launched | 6 January 1990 |
| Completed | 4 October 1991 |
| In service | 1991 |
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| Status | In service, hotelship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dmitriy Furmanov class River cruise ship |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 129.15 m (423.7 ft)[3][4] |
| Beam | 16.7 m (55 ft)[3] |
| Draught | 2.94 m (9.6 ft)[3] |
| Decks | 5 (4 passenger accessible) |
| Installed power | 3 x 6ЧРН36/45 2,015 kilowatts (2,702 hp)[3] |
| Propulsion | 3 propellers[3] |
| Speed | 25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn) |
| Capacity | 258 passengers[5] (140 cabins)[6] |
| Crew | 98 |
Features
editThe ship has restaurant, two bars: Panorama and Sky, and souvenir shop.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Александра - Aleksandra (in Russian)
- ^ Александра - Aleksandra (in Russian)
- ^ a b c d e f g T. G. Shevchenko, RRR No 225815
- ^ Project 302 (in Russian)
- ^ Project 302: Passenger and cargo capacity
- ^ MS " T. G. Shevchenko" , 2010
External links
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- Т. Г. Шевченко (Тарас Шевченко → 1992) (in Russian)