Maksim Gorkiy (1974)

The Maksim Gorkiy (Russian: Максим Горький) is a Maksim Gorkiy-class (Q-040) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by Österreichische Schiffswerften AG at their shipyard in Korneuburg, Austria, and entered service in 1974. Maksim Gorkiy is the most comfortable river cruise ship currently in service with Vodohod. Her sister ship is Aleksandr Pushkin. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.

Maksim Gorkiy on the Moscow Canal on 6 July 2010
History
NameMaksim Gorkiy
Owner
  • 1974–1994: Volga Shipping Company (ГП Волжское объединённое речное пароходство МРФ РСФСР)
  • 1994–2012: Volga Shipping Company (ОАО Волжское пароходство)
  • 2012: OOO V. F. Passazhirskiye Perevozki (ООО В.Ф. Пассажирские перевозки)
  • 2012-Present: Vodohod[1]
Operator
  • Volga Shipping Company
  • Vodohod
Port of registry
BuilderÖsterreichische Schiffswerften AG, Korneuburg,  Austria
Yard numberK704[2]
CompletedApril 1974
In service1974
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeMaksim Gorkiy-class river cruise ship
Tonnage DWT
Displacement2,099 t[4]
Length110.1 m (361 ft)[5]
Beam14.5 m (48 ft)
Draught2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Decks5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power2 x 6ЧРН36/45 (Г60)1,352 kilowatts (1,813 hp)[6]
Propulsion2 propellers
Speed22 km/h (14 mph; 12 kn)
Capacity182 passengers (all berths)
Crew66

See also

References
  1. Максим Горький (in Russian)
  2. Михаил Фрунзе (in Russian)
  3. Максим Горький (in Russian)
  4. Projekt Q-040, Displacement and draught
  5. Project Q-040, Technical data (in Russian)
  6. Project Q-040, Technical data (in Russian)
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