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]
 Georgiy Zhukov passing through the Volga–Baltic Waterway, in 2001
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| Name | Georgiy Zhukov: 1983–present |
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| 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 |
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| Status | In service |
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| Class and type | Valerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship |
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| 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] |
Features
editThe ship has two restaurants, two bars, conference hall, solarium and library.[7]
See also
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edit- ^ Георгий Жуков (in Russian)
- ^ Cruises 2013 (in Russian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l RRR, Vessel 140663 (in Russian)
- ^ a b Project 92-016 (in Russian)
- ^ Project 92-016, Displacement and draught
- ^ Motorship Georgiy Zhukov at Vodohod Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Схема теплохода Семён Будённый Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
External links
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Media related to Georgiy Zhukov (ship, 1983) at Wikimedia Commons
- Project 92-016 (in Russian)