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| Project Q-040 |
Description. Motor ships of the projects Q-040 and Q-040A (types MAKSIM GORKIY and VASILIY SURIKOV) are the big passenger ships, intended for work on river cruise routes. Ships have single, double and 3-bed cabins, equipped with air condition, WCs and showers (project Q-040) or only wash-bowls (project Q-040A, except luxury cabins), restaurant, bar, three saloons, cinema hall, souvenir shop.
Modifications. The modified project Q-040A differs from the initial one by the absence of WCs and showers in the cabins and the increased passenger capacity.
Serial building. Since 1974 till 1975 4 units of the project Q-040 were built, among them 2 of the project Q-040A.
Distribution. Motor ships of the project Q-040 are operated on Volga, rivers and lakes of the Volga-Balt waterway. Mainly they work on the tourist route Moscow - Saint Petersburg, and also shorter routes: Moscow - Uglich and others. Ships of this type were delivered to Volga and Moscow shipping companies. All of them are in service at present time.
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| Characteristics | |
| Year of built and the name of the leading ship |
Q-040 - 1974, MAKSIM GORKIY
Q-040A - 1975, VASILIY SURIKOV |
| Mission | tourist passenger motor ship of distant sail |
| Place of built | Austria |
| Shipyard | Osterreichische Schiffswerften AG Linz Korneuburg (OSWAG) |
| River Register class | O |
| Length / width / draught, m | 110.1 / 14.5 / 2.2 |
| Number of decks | 4 (5) |
| Passenger capacity, pers. |
Q-040 - 216
Q-040A - 220 |
| Displacement, tons | 2099 |
| Machine power, h.p. | 1800 |
| Speed, km/h | 22 |
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