Volga-class motorship

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River cruise ship Dnipro at pier in Bratislava in 2011
Class overview
BuildersÖsterreichische Schiffswerften AG, Korneuburg, Austria
Built1970
In service1970
Planned2
Building2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
Tonnage2,125[5] GT
Length105.9 m (347 ft)[3]
Beam16.1 m (53 ft)[4]
Draught1.65 m (5.4 ft)[1]
Decks3 passenger decks
Installed power2 × MWM TbD 440-8 1,324 kilowatts (1,776 hp)[6]
Propulsion2[2]
Speed26.2 km/h (16.3 mph; 14.1 kn)
Capacity212 passengers
Crew77

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[edit]

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

Overview[edit]

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

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