Viking Truvor

**Viking Truvor**
	The Viking Truvor in Severnyi river port in Moscow on June 9, 2012
Ship data
flag	Russia Soviet Union;
other ship names	Sergey Kirov (1987-2012) ;
Ship type	River cruise ship
class	Dmitriy Furmanov class
Callsign	UAXG2
home port	St. Petersburg
Owner	OOO Passaschirski Flot (ООО Пассажирский флот)
Shipping company	Viking River Cruises
Shipyard	VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg / Roßlau , Boizenburg
Build number	391
Launch	1987
Whereabouts	in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length	129.1 m ( Lüa )
width	16.7 m
Draft	Max. 2.88 m
displacement	3,853 t
measurement	5,594 GT
crew	120
Machine system
machine	3 diesel engines 6ЧРН 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	250
Others
Classifications	Russian River Register
Registration ; numbers	RRR no .: 222702 ; IMO no. 8707680

The Viking Truvor ( Russian Викинг Трувор ) is a river cruise ship that was built in 1987 in the GDR by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg / Roßlau in Boizenburg and belongs to the Dmitriy Furmanov class , project 302, series II. The German name was BiFa 129М (inland passenger ship 129 meters) and the hull number 391. The ship is used by Viking River Cruises on the cruise route Saint Petersburg - Mandrogi - Kizhi - Gorizy ( Scheksna ) - Uglich - Moscow .

history

The Sergey Kirov at Severnyi Rechnoi Voksal in Moscow on September 15, 2011

The river cruise ship with four passenger decks was built in 1987 for the shipping company "Severo-Sapadnoye Rechnoye Parochodstwo" (North-West river shipping company) in what was then Leningrad . 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 2012 the ship, which was originally named after the Russian politician Sergei Kirow (actually Sergei Mironowitsch Kostrikow), was renamed the Viking Truvor for better marketing , converted and has been in service again since May 2012.

Furnishing

All comfortable 2-bed cabins are equipped with air conditioning, 26 ″ TV, refrigerator, shower and toilet, 220 V connection and have large windows (except those on the lower deck). On board are a restaurant and bar-restaurant, two bars, library, event room, sun deck with deck chairs, music salon, sauna.