Wikipedia

Fyodor Shalyapin (ship)

The Fyodor Shalyapin (Russian: Фёдор Шаляпин) (former Kliment Voroshilov) was 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 1977. At 3,950 tonnes,[3] Fyodor Shalyapin is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Mikhail Frunze, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Sergey Kuchkin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov, Semyon Budyonnyy and Georgiy Zhukov. Fyodor Shalyapin was operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line. Her home port was Nizhny Novgorod.

Fyodor Shalyapin at pier in Samara, in 2012
History
Name
  • Fyodor Shalyapin: 1992–present
  • Kliment Voroshilov: 1977–1992[1]
Owner
  • 1977–1994: 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
Port of registry
RouteSamara – Kazan, Samara – Yaroslavl, Samara – Volgograd[2]
BuilderSlovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number2002[1]
Laid down1976
Completed1977[3]
In service1977
Out of serviceNovember 2022
IdentificationRRR number: 140656[3]
FateScrapped by Chkalovsk shipyard in 2023
General characteristics
Class and typeValerian Kuybyshev-class River cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement3,950[3] t
Length135.75 m (445.4 ft)[3][4]
Beam16.8 m (55 ft)[3][5]
Draught2.9 m (9.5 ft)[3]
Decks5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[3][4]
Propulsion3 propellers[3]
Speed26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity347 passengers[3]
Crew84[3]

Features

edit

The ship has two restaurants, three bars, solarium, sauna and resting area.[6]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Фёдор Шаляпин (Климент Ворошилов → 1992) (in Russian)
  2. ^ Cruises 2013 (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m RRR, Vessel 140656 (in Russian)
  4. ^ a b Project 92-016 (in Russian)
  5. ^ Project 92-016, Displacement and draught
  6. ^ Информация о теплоходе Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
edit
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fyodor Shalyapin (ship, 1977).
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fyodor_Shalyapin_(ship)&oldid=1255687483"