Rus (ship)

**Rus**
	The Rus at the pier 2009
Ship data
flag	Russia Soviet Union;
Ship type	River cruise ship
class	Dmitriy Furmanov class
home port	Nizhny Novgorod
Owner	Vodohod
Shipping company	Vodohod
Shipyard	VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg / Roßlau
Build number	389
Launch	1987
Whereabouts	in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length	129.09 m ( Lüa )
width	16.7 m
Draft	Max. 2.9 m
displacement	3,852 t
measurement	6,310 GT
crew	188
Machine system
machine	3 diesel engines 6 ЧРН 36/45
Machine ; performance	2,208 kW (3,002 hp)
Top ; speed	13.7 kn (25 km / h)
propeller	3
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	298
Others
Classifications	Russian River Register
Registration ; numbers	RRR no .: 219752 ; IMO no. 8707666

The Rus ( Russian Русь ) (dt. Rus ) is a river cruise ship that was built in 1987 in the GDR in the VEB Elbe shipyard Boizenburg / Roßlau and belongs to the Dmitriy Furmanov class , project 302, series II, German name - BiFa 129М (inland passenger ship 129 meters) - heard. Hull number: 389. The ship is used by Vodohod on the cruise route Saint Petersburg - Mandrogi - Kizhi - Goritsy - Uglich - Moscow .

history

The river cruise ship with four passenger decks was built in 1987 for the shipping company "Wolschskoje Rechnoje Parochodstwo" (Volga river shipping company) in Nizhny Novgorod . It belongs to a series of 27 + 1 ( Vladimir Vysotskiy - not finished) ships of the Dmitriy Furmanov class manufactured from 1983 to 1991 , a further development of the Vladimir Ilyich class by the same shipyard. The ship has a diesel-electric drive with three main engines.

In the fall of 2011, the Russ will sail under the direction of Captain Sergei Stepanov on the more southern cruise route Astrakhan - Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod - Moscow.

Furnishing

All comfortable 1-, 2- and 4-bed cabins are equipped with air conditioning, refrigerator, shower and toilet, 220 V connection and have large windows (except on the lower deck). On board are a restaurant and bar-restaurant, two bars, an event room, a sun deck with deck chairs, a music salon and a sauna.