Zosima Shashkov (ship)

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Zosima Shashkov at Northern River Terminal in Moscow on 15 September 2011
History
NameZosima Shashkov
Owner
  • 1986–2012: Volga Shipping Company
  • 2012–: V. F. Passazhirskie Perevozki (В. Ф. Пассажирские перевозки) [3]
OperatorVodohod
Port of registry
RouteSaint Petersburg – Moscow
BuilderVEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, Boizenburg, Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Yard number387[2]
CompletedJuly 1986[2]
In service1986
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeDmitriy Furmanov-class river cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement3,852 tons;[4]
Length129.1 m (424 ft)[5]
Beam16.7 m (55 ft)
Draught2.94 m (9.6 ft)
Decks5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[5]
Propulsion3 propellers
Speed25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn)
Capacity296 passengers[7] (154 cabins)
Crew98

The Zosima Shashkov (Russian: Зосима Шашков) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (302, BiFa129M) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin between Russian old and new capitals: Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The ship was built by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in Boizenburg, East Germany, and entered service in 1986. She was refurbished in 2012.[7] Zosima Shashkov is currently operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line, and her home port is Nizhny Novgorod. The ship is named after the Bolshevik commissar and minister of the Sea and River Fleet of the USSR .[8]

Features[]

The ship has one restaurant with panoramic views, night club-restaurant, three bars: Piano Bar, Coffee Bar and Conference Bar, sauna, solarium and onboard boutique.[9]

  • Zosima Shashkov on the Sheksna near Goritsy in 2003

  • Lenin, Zosima Shashkov and Leonid Sobolev in Moscow on August 22, 2012

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Russian River Register". Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  2. ^ a b Зосима Шашков Archived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ Тип Дмитрий Фурманов Проекты 302, 302М, 302МК Archived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. ^ Projekt 302, Web Arhiiv - Водоизмещение и осадка (displacement) (in Russian)
  5. ^ a b Project 302 (in Russian)
  6. ^ MS Dmitriy Furmanov[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
  7. ^ a b Motorship Zosima Shashkov (type 302) (in Russian)
  8. ^ The Norwegian-Finnish reindeer fence
  9. ^ "Motorship Zosima Shashkov". Bestrussiancruises.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

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