Volga-class motorship explained

The Volga class is a class of Russian river passenger ships.[1] 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.[2]

River cruise ships of the Austrian project Q-031

Volga-class motorships
No. align=Left Original name !align=Left English transliteration
1 align=Left Волга[3] align=Left Volga
2 align=Left Днепр (Дніпро)[4] align=Left Dnepr (Dnipro)

Overview

Volga class
align=Left Month and year of build !Hull No Image Name Owner Port of Registry Flag Status
align=Left 1970 K687 Volga Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company[5] RSU 2-601784[6] [7] ENI 42000003
align=Left 1970 K688 Dnipro Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company RSU 2-601783[8] [9] ENI 42000004

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070228164807/http://www.riverships.ru/english/specs/?grp=q031#data Long voyage passenger ships
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070228164807/http://www.riverships.ru/english/specs/?grp=q031#data Specifications
  3. http://shipregister.ua/services/reg-ships.pdf Shipping Register of Ukraine, Vessel 2-601784
  4. http://shipregister.ua/services/reg-ships.pdf Shipping Register of Ukraine, Vessel 2-601783
  5. http://oaoudp.com.ua/content/blogcategory/22/46/lang,english/ Passenger Fleet
  6. http://shipregister.ua/services/reg-ships.pdf Shipping Register of Ukraine, Vessel 2-601784
  7. http://fleetphoto.ru/ship/8047/ Volga
  8. http://shipregister.ua/services/reg-ships.pdf Shipping Register of Ukraine, Vessel 2-601783
  9. http://fleetphoto.ru/ship/8048/ Дніпро (ранее Днепр)