The ''Feliks Dzerzhinskiy'' (russian: Феликс Дзержинский) is a
''Valerian Kuybyshev''-class (
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''Valerian Kuybyshev'' class is a class of Russian river passenger ships. It got name after the first ship of class '' Valerian Kuybyshev''.
Four-deck cruise ships manufactured in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, 1976–1983.
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''Valerian Kuybyshev'' class is a class of Russian river passenger ships. It got name after the first ship of class '' Valerian Kuybyshev''.
Four-deck cruise ships manufactured in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, 1976–1983.
River cruise ships of th ...
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Soviet/
Russian river
cruise ship, cruising in the
Volga basin. The ship was built by
Slovenské Lodenice
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as th ...
at their shipyard in
Komárno,
Czechoslovakia, and entered service in 1978. She was named after the Soviet statesman
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky ( pl, Feliks Dzierżyński ; russian: Фе́ликс Эдму́ндович Дзержи́нский; – 20 July 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Bolshevik revolutionary and official, born into Poland, Polish n ...
alias Iron Felix. At 3,935 tonnes,
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/ref> ''Feliks Dzerzhinskiy'' is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are '' Valerian Kuybyshev'', '' Mikhail Frunze'', '' Fyodor Shalyapin'', '' Sergey Kuchkin'', ''Mstislav Rostropovich
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'', '' Aleksandr Suvorov'', '' Semyon Budyonnyy'' and '' Georgiy Zhukov''. ''Feliks Dzerzhinskiy'' is currently operated by '' Vodohod'', a Russian river cruise line. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.
Features
The ship has two restaurants, two bars, solarium and resting area.Информация о теплоходе
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92 016 dzerzhinskiy.jpg, ''Feliks Dzerzhinskiy'' in Moscow, in winter 1999/2000
Feliks Dzerzhinskiy on Khimki Reservoir 25-jun-2012 10.JPG, Stern view of the ''Feliks Dzerzhinskiy'' June 25, 2012
See also
* List of river cruise ships
References
External links
Теплоход "Феликс Дзержинский"
Project 92-016
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1978 ships
River cruise ships
Ships built in Czechoslovakia