History
Name: Georgiy Zhukov: 1983–present
Owner
1983–1994: 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
Operator
Volga Shipping Company
Vodohod
Port of registry
1981–1994: Gorky, Soviet Union
1994–2020: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Route: Kazan – Samara, Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan, Samara – Volgograd, Kazan – Astrakhan, Kazan – Saint Petersburg, Samara – Rostov-on-Don
Builder: Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number: 2009
Completed: 1983
In service: 1983
Identification
RRR number: 140663
MMSI number: 273359940
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Valerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage
6,315 GT
550 DWT
Displacement: 4,050 t
Length: 135.75 m (445.4 ft)
Beam: 16.8 m (55 ft)
Draught: 2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Decks: 5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power: 3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)
Propulsion: 3 propellers
Speed: 26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity: 362 passengers
Crew: 85
The Georgiy Zhukov (Russian: Георгий Жуков) 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 1983. At 4,050 tonnes, Georgiy Zhukov is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Fyodor Shalyapin, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Sergey Kuchkin, Mikhail Frunze, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov and Semyon Budyonnyy. Georgiy Zhukov is currently owned and operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod. Captain of the Georgiy Zhukov (2014) is Viktor Prigorshnev.
Features
The ship has two restaurants, two bars, conference hall, solarium and library.