Viking Helgi

Viking Helgi at Northern River Terminal in Moscow on 9 June 2012
History
Name
  • Aleksey Surkov (1984–2012)
  • Viking Helgi (2012–2016)
Owner2003–2016: Passazhirskiy Flot
OperatorPassazhirskiy Flot
Port of registry
RouteMoscow – Saint Petersburg
BuilderVEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, Boizenburg, East Germany
Yard number381
CompletedJune 1984
In service1984
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeDmitriy Furmanov-class river cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement3,853 tons;
Length129.0 m (423.2 ft)
Beam16.7 m (55 ft)
Draught2.88 m (9.4 ft)
Decks5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power
  • 3 × 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)
  • 2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)
Propulsion3 propellers
Speed25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn)
Capacity250 passengers
Crew120

The Viking Helgi (Russian: Викинг Хельги) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (project 302, BiFa129M) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in Boizenburg, East Germany, and entered service in 1984 as Aleksey Surkov being renamed after Oleg of Novgorod in its Scandinavian version Helgi in 2012.

Viking Helgi sails under Russian flag. Her home port is currently Saint Petersburg.

Aleksey Surkov in 2004

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Викинг Хельги – Class Дмитрий Фурманов, проект 302". fleetphoto.ru.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "RRR, Vessel 160222". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Справочник - Проект 302". 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007.
  4. ↑ "Russian River Ships - Project 302". 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007.
  5. ↑ "Viking River Cruises | Our Fleet Overview". www.vikingrivercruises.com.

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