Maksim Gorkiy class

*Maksim Gorkiy* class
(Project Q-040)
	The type ship Maksim Gorkiy 2009
Ship data
Ship type	River cruise ship
Shipyard	Österreichische Schiffswerften AG , Korneuburg
Construction period	1974 to 1974
Units built	2
Cruising areas	Inland and small coastal voyages
Ship dimensions and crew
length	110.1 m ( Lüa )
width	14.5 m
Draft	Max. 2.2 m
displacement	2,099 t
crew	66
Machine system
machine	; Diesel drive 2 × 6ChRN 36/45 G-60 (6ЧРН 36/45 Г-60)
Machine ; performance	1,325 kW (1,801 hp)
Top ; speed	12 kn (22 km / h)
propeller	2 × 5-blade propellers
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	216

The river cruise ships of the Maksim Gorkiy class ( Russian Максим Горький , German transcription: Maxim Gorki), which was also known as Project Q-040 , are river and canal-going inland passenger motor ships of large construction. The class is named after the first ship in the class, which bears the name of the Russian writer Maxim Gorky .

history

The river cruise line was established in 1974. The Austrian shipyards AG in Korneuburg ( Austria ) built ships of your own design. The naming was limited to two important writers. The ships were deployed on the Volga .

technology

In the 1990s, the ships were modernized and rebuilt for new conditions. Since the ships also had targets in the north-western lakes of Russia, these ships were also equipped with GPS and modern radar systems. The ships have a diesel drive with two main engines 6ChRN 36/45 G-60.

Furnishing

All comfortable 1-, 2- and 3-bed cabins are equipped with air conditioning, refrigerator, shower and toilet, 220 V connection and have large windows.

On board are u. a. a restaurant, two bars, a kiosk, a conference room, music and television salon, a telephone for international connections, solarium, sauna, swimming pool and fitness room.

List of ships project Q-040 in the original and English language

The original name of the river cruise ship is given in the list, the other names are in brackets in chronological order:

River cruise ships of the Q-040 project:

Maksim Gorkiy- class ships
serial no.	Original name of origin	Its English version
1	Максим Горький	Maksim Gorkiy
2	Александр Пушкин	Aleksandr Pushkin

Overview

Maksim Gorkiy- class ships
Construction month and year	Build number	image	Surname	first shipping company	home port	flag	Renaming and whereabouts
April 1974	K704		Maksim Gorkiy	Volga shipping company	Gorky → Nizhny Novgorod	Soviet Union → Russia	No. 019376 (RRR)
October 1974	K705		Aleksandr Pushkin	Volga shipping company	Gorky → Nizhny Novgorod	Soviet Union → Russia	No. 019377 (RRR)