Voskhod (hydrofoil)
Voskhod ([] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)) (Design 352 and Design 03521) is a type of passenger hydrofoil boats built in the Soviet Ukraine and later independent Ukraine. They were intended for use in rivers and lakes. Good seaworthiness allows Voskhod boats to enter coastal sea areas as well.
History
Voskhod was designed to replace older passenger hydrofoil boats: Raketas and [[Meteor (hydrofoil)|Meteors]. The first boat of this type was built at the Morye shipbuilding plant in Theodosia in Crimea. By the early 1990s, around 150 Voskhod boats had been built. However, the production almost ceased later on, due to the problems the manufacturer experienced adapting to the new economic situation in the country.
Worldwide use
Besides the Soviet Union, Voskhods were exported to 18 other countries, including Canada, Vietnam, China, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Thailand, Turkey. Recently some Voskhod-type boats (model Voskhod-2M FFF, also knows as Eurofoil), were built for the Dutch public transport operator Connexxion.
Specifications:
* Accommodation: 71 passengers * Length: 27.6 meters (92 feet) * Width: 6.4 meters (21 feet) * Draft (displacement mode): 2.1 meter (7 feet) * Draft (foilbourne): 1.1 meter (3.7 feet) * Cruising speed: 60 km/hour (33 knots) * Engine power: 810 kW (1000 horsepower) * Range: 500 km
References
- "Voskhod Eurofoil" page at the manufacturer's site
- Voskhod at the "River Fleet" site Template:Ru icon
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