Belorussiya-class cruiseferry
The Belorussiya-class was a class of cruiseferries (sometimes also referred to as the Gruziya class) that were built by Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard, Finland in 1975–1976 for the Black Sea Shipping Company, Soviet Union. The five ships in the class were originally used in cruiseferry service around the Black Sea. During the 1980s all ships in the class were rebuilt into cruise ships. During the end of the 1990s all ships in the class were sold to other operators. The remaining ships in this class ended service in 2020. All ships as of 2022 have been scrapped except for the Enchanted Capri, which was shipwrecked on the Gulf coast of Mexico and only has partially been dismantled.
Delphin in Helsinki South Harbour, May 2009 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard, Turku, Finland |
| Operators | Numerous |
| Built | 1975–1976 |
| In service | 1975–2020 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 4 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 156.27 m (512 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 22.05 m (72 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in) |
| Depth | 16.31 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Decks | 9 |
| Ice class | ICE-C |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two propellers |
| Speed | 21.50 knots (39.82 km/h; 24.74 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 216 |
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