Mikhail Frunze (ship)

Mikhail Frunze on the Volga River near Nizhni Novgorod
History
NameMikhail Frunze
Owner
  • 1980–1994: 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
Port of registry
BuilderSlovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number2005[1]
CompletedApril 1980
In service1980
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeValerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement4,050[2] t
Length135.7 m (445 ft)[2][3]
Beam16.8 m (55 ft)[2][4]
Draught2.9 m (9.5 ft)[2]
Decks5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[2][3]
Propulsion3 propellers[2]
Speed26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity382 passengers[2]
Crew85[2]

The Mikhail Frunze (Russian: Михаил Фрунзе) is a Valerian Kuybyshev-class (92-016, OL400) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Kama – Neva basin. The ship was built by Slovenské Lodenice at their shipyard in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, and entered service in 1980. At 4,050 tonnes,[4] Mikhail Frunze is one of the biggest river cruise ships currently in service with Vodohod. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Fyodor Shalyapin, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Sergey Kuchkin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov, Semyon Budyonnyy and Georgiy Zhukov. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.

Features

The ship has two restaurants, two bars, solarium, sauna and resting area.[5]

  • Shipyard number 2005
    Shipyard number 2005
  • A view of the bow of the Mikhail Frunze
    A view of the bow of the Mikhail Frunze
  • Mikhail Frunze at Plyos
    Mikhail Frunze at Plyos

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Михаил Фрунзе – Design 92-016, тип Валериан Куйбышев". fleetphoto.ru.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "RRR, Vessel 140659". Archived from the original on January 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Справочник - Проект 92-016". February 28, 2007. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Russian River Ships - Project 92-016". March 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007.
  5. ^ "Описание теплохода "Михаил Фрунзе" (проект 92-016) – Речные круизы 2019 по России - Туроператор ВодоходЪ (Водоход)". vodohod.com.

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