T. G. Shevchenko (1991)

The T. G. Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Т. Г. Шевченко) (formerly Taras Shevchenko) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (project 302, BiFa129MK) Soviet/Ukrainian/Kazakh river cruise ship, cruising in the Neva – Volga – Don – Dnepr – Black Sea basin, from Nesebar on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and Constanța to Saint Petersburg on the Baltic Sea in Russia, and since November 2010 hotelship in the Kurmangazy oil field in the Kazakh section of the Caspian Sea. The ship was built by Elbewerft Boizenburg at their shipyard in Boizenburg, Germany, named after Ukrainian painter and poet Taras Shevchenko and entered service in 1991. Her home port is currently Aktau.

T. G. Shevchenko at pier in Nesebar
History
Name:	1992–2012: T. G. Shevchenko 1991–1992: Taras Shevchenko
Owner:	1991–1993: Ukrrechflot 1993–2010: Ukrrichflot 2010–2016: Caspiy Ak Jhelken 2016 onwards: SK Ark
Operator:	Dnipr Shipping
Port of registry:	1991–1993: Kherson,  Soviet Union 1993–2010: Kherson,  Ukraine 2010–2016: Aktau,  Kazakhstan 2016 onwards: Novorossiysk,  Russia
Builder:	Elbewerft Boizenburg, Boizenburg  Germany
Yard number:	303[1]
Completed:	September 1991
In service:	1991
Identification:	Callsign UBDM2 IMO number: 8925036 MMSI number: 273341690 RSU Number: 2-040043 RRR Number 225815[2]
Status:	In service, hotelship
General characteristics
Class and type:	Dmitriy Furmanov class River cruise ship
Tonnage:	5,495 GT[3]
Displacement:	470 tonnes deadweight (DWT)[3]
Length:	129.15 m (423.7 ft)[3][4]
Beam:	16.7 m (55 ft)[3]
Draught:	2.94 m (9.6 ft)[3]
Decks:	5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power:	3 x 6ЧРН36/45 2,015 kilowatts (2,702 hp)[3]
Propulsion:	3 propellers[3]
Speed:	25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn)
Capacity:	258 passengers[5] (140 cabins)[6]
Crew:	98

Features

The ship has two restaurants: Odessa restaurant (84 places) on the Boat deck and Kyiv restaurant (176 places) on the Upper deck, two bars: Odessa Bar (84 places, Boat deck) and Panorama Bar (50 places, Boat deck), the lounge on the Upper deck, conference hall (for up to 220 people) and souvenir shop. The Taras Shevchenko has been purchased by Viking River Cruises to become the Viking Akun starting service in 2014.[7]

See also

• List of river cruise ships
• MS Taras Shevchenko (1967)

References

1. Т. Г. Шевченко (Тарас Шевченко → 1992) (in Russian)
2. Т. Г. Шевченко (in Russian)
3. T. G. Shevchenko, RRR No 225815
4. Project 302 (in Russian)
5. Project 302: Passenger and cargo capacity
6. MS " T. G. Shevchenko" , 2010
7. T. G. Shevchenko on the infoflot.com

External links

• Т. Г. Шевченко (Тарас Шевченко → 1992) (in Russian)