Fyodor Shalyapin (ship)

The Fyodor Shalyapin (Russian: Фёдор Шаляпин) (former Kliment Voroshilov) 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 1977. At 3,950 tonnes,[3] Fyodor Shalyapin is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Mikhail Frunze, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Sergey Kuchkin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov, Semyon Budyonnyy and Georgiy Zhukov. Fyodor Shalyapin is currently operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.

Fyodor Shalyapin at pier in Samara, in 2012
History
Name:	Fyodor Shalyapin: 1992–present Kliment Voroshilov: 1977–1992[1]
Owner:	1977–1994: 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 Volga–Flot–Tur Vodohod[1]
Port of registry:	1977–1992: Gorky,  Soviet Union 1992–2014: Nizhny Novgorod,  Russia
Route:	Samara – Kazan, Samara – Yaroslavl, Samara – Volgograd [2]
Builder:	Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number:	2002[1]
Laid down:	1976
Completed:	1977[3]
In service:	1977
Identification:	RRR number: 140656[3]
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Valerian Kuybyshev-class River cruise ship
Tonnage:	6,329 GT[3] 607 DWT[3]
Displacement:	3,950[3] t
Length:	135.75 m (445.4 ft)[3][4]
Beam:	16.8 m (55 ft)[3][5]
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][4]
Propulsion:	3 propellers[3]
Speed:	26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity:	347 passengers[3]
Crew:	84[3]