Georgiy Zhukov passing through the Volga–Baltic Waterway, in 2001
History
NameGeorgiy Zhukov: 1983–present
Owner
  • 1983–1994: 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
  • Volga Shipping Company
  • Vodohod
Port of registry
RouteKazan – Samara, Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan, Samara – Volgograd, Kazan – Astrakhan, Kazan – Saint Petersburg, Samara – Rostov-on-Don[2]
BuilderSlovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number2009
Completed1983
In service1983
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeValerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement4,050 t[3]
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)
Capacity362 passengers[3]
Crew85[3]

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]

Features

The ship has two restaurants, two bars, conference hall, solarium and library.[7]

See also

References

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