Volga (ship type)
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The river-seagoing vessels of the Volga series ( Russian Волга ) are river and canal coasters.
history
The ships were manufactured from 1986 to the end of the 1990s. The Krasnoye Sormowo shipyard in Gorky built the Volga type in two series, the basic type Project 19610 (also Volga I ) and the shorter version Project 19611 ( Volga II ). Over 30 units were built in the first ten years of construction alone. Thus, the type is one of the more successful designs of this kind. The ships were distributed to the following three shipping companies Беломорско-Онежское пароходство (БОП, Belomorsk-Onschskoe parochodstwo, English (White Sea & Onega River Shipping Company) and СевепороЗхададад (North Sea & Onega River Shipping Company) West Reederei, English North-Western River Shipping Company ) in St. Petersburg and Главречфлот (German Glawretschflot) in Nikolajewsk am Amur .
The ships of the two variants differ essentially in their size and the equipment with different engine models as well as some minor features with which they were tailored to the respective application. All ships were given the name Волга (German Volga, English Volga), followed by a number, starting from 4001 and up.
The ships are mainly used on combined inland and coastal services on short trips. In Northern Europe, the Wolgas are mostly used in the Baltic Sea area, but sometimes also as far as the North Sea ports . The use is restricted by the limitation to trips with lower wind strengths and certain maximum distances to the coast. In some North Sea estuaries in particular, this leads to several of these types of wind berths when the weather is bad.
technology
The ships in the series are powered by two 4- stroke diesel engines . Engine models from various manufacturers were installed in the series. The first 25 ships were each equipped with two copies of the type 8NVD48A-2U from the manufacturer VEB Schwermaschinenbau "Karl Liebknecht" with a total of 1912 kW, the second variant each received two engines of the type 8NVDS48A-3U from the same manufacturer.
The hulls were assembled in sectional construction. The ships have fixed superstructures arranged far aft without a lifting bridge. The Volga I ships have four holds with 6843 m 3 of grain space and four hatches . They are able to transport up to 140 TEU containers. The shorter Volga II ships have three holds and three hatches. They are able to transport up to 104 TEU containers. All ships were delivered without loading gear .
literature
- Cheetham, Chris; Heinimann, Max: Modern River Sea Traders . Modern River Sea Traders, Teignmouth 1996, ISBN 0-9516317-2-1 .
Web links
- Entry at shiptradehouse (English)
- Entry at the operating company North Western Shipping Company (English)