Mstislav Rostropovich (ship)

The Mstislav Rostropovich (Russian: Мстислав Ростропович) (former Mikhail Kalinin) is a Valerian Kuybyshev-class (92-016, OL400) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga basin. The ship was built by Slovenské Lodenice at their shipyard in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, and entered service in 1981. At 3,953 tonnes,[3] Mstislav Rostropovich is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Mikhail Frunze, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Fyodor Shalyapin, Sergey Kuchkin, Aleksandr Suvorov, Semyon Budyonnyy and Georgiy Zhukov. Mstislav Rostropovich is currently owned by Vodohod and operated by Vodohod for foreign tourists.[6] Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.

Mstislav Rostropovich at the Northern River Terminal in Moscow, in 2012
History
Name	Mstislav Rostropovich: 2011–present Mikhail Kalinin: 1981–2011[1]
Owner	1981–1994: 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[1]
Port of registry	1981–1994: Gorky,  Soviet Union 1994–2014: Nizhny Novgorod,  Russia
Route	Moscow – Uglich, Moscow – Yaroslavl, Moscow – Tver,[2] Moscow – Saint Petersburg
Builder	Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number	2006[1]
Completed	1981
In service	1981
Identification	RRR number: 140660[3] MMSI number: 273361020
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Valerian Kuybyshev class River cruise ship
Tonnage	6,679 GT[3] 605 DWT [3]
Displacement	3,953 t[3][4]
Length	135.75 m (445.4 ft)[3][5]
Beam	16.8 m (55 ft)[3]
Draught	2.9 m (9.5 ft)[3]
Decks	5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power	3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[3][5]
Propulsion	3 propellers[3]
Speed	26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity	223 passengers[3]
Crew	100[3]