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,[1] 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
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| Route | Samara – Kazan, Samara – Yaroslavl, Samara – Volgograd[3] |
| Builder | Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia |
| Yard number | 2002[2] |
| Laid down | 1976 |
| Completed | 1977[1] |
| In service | 1977 |
| Out of service | November 2022 |
| Identification | RRR number: 140656[1] |
| Status | Scrapped by Chkalovsk shipyard in 2023 |
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| Class and type | Valerian Kuybyshev-class River cruise ship |
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| Displacement | 3,950[1] t |
| Length | 135.75 m (445.4 ft)[1][4] |
| Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft)[1][5] |
| Draught | 2.9 m (9.5 ft)[1] |
| Decks | 5 (4 passenger accessible) |
| Installed power | 3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[1][4] |
| Propulsion | 3 propellers[1] |
| Speed | 26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn) |
| Capacity | 347 passengers[1] |
| Crew | 84[1] |
Features edit
The ship has two restaurants, three bars, solarium, sauna and resting area.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m RRR, Vessel 140656 (in Russian)
- ^ a b c d Фёдор Шаляпин (Климент Ворошилов → 1992) (in Russian)
- ^ Cruises 2013 (in Russian)
- ^ a b Project 92-016 (in Russian)
- ^ Project 92-016, Displacement and draught
- ^ Информация о теплоходе(in Russian)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fyodor Shalyapin (ship, 1977).
- Теплоход "Фёдор Шаляпин" (in Russian)
- Project 92-016 (in Russian)
- Home page of the Fyodor Shalyapin