Tikhiy Don (ship)

	Tikhiy Don at quay on 14 July 2009
History
Name:	Tikhiy Don
Owner:	2005–2015: Grand Circle Cruise Line; 2016–2019: Doninturflot;
Operator:	Phoenix
Port of registry:	1977–1993: Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union; 1993–2001: Rostov-on-Don, Russia; 2001–2016: Moscow, Russia; 2016 onwards: Rostov-on-Don, Russia;
Route:	Rostov-on-Don – Astrakhan – Saint Petersburg for domestic and Moscow – Saint Petersburg for foreign tourists
Builder:	Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, Boizenburg
Yard number:	330[1]
Completed:	March 1977
In service:	1977
Identification:	Call sign: UBGB6; IMO number: 7523752; MMSI number: 273434270; RRR number: 160204[1];
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Vladimir Ilyich-class river cruise ship
Tonnage:	5,640 GT[1]
Displacement:	3,570 tons;[1]
Length:	125.0 m (410.1 ft)[1]
Beam:	16.7 m (55 ft)[1]
Draught:	2.75 m (9.0 ft)[1]
Decks:	5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power:	3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[1][2]
Propulsion:	3 propellers[1]
Speed:	26.2 km/h (16.3 mph; 14.1 kn)
Capacity:	216 passengers[1]
Crew:	98[3]

The Tikhiy Don (Russian: Тихий Дон) is a Vladimir Ilyich-class (project 301, BiFa125M) 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 1977. 2004–2015 owned and operated by Grand Circle Cruise Line.[4] Her home port is currently Rostov-on-Don.

Features

The ship has restaurant, bar, conference hall and library.[5]

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