Ryazan-class steamship

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Class overview
Built1951-1959
General characteristics
TypeRiver passenger ship

Ryazan-class steamship (formerly Iosif Stalin-class) is a class of Russian river passenger ships. [1] It is named after the city of Ryazan.

Ryazan were two-deck paddle steamers of Soviet Union and Hungarian construction manufactured in 1951–1959. [2]

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References

  1. "Long voyage passenger ships" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2010-04-23.
  2. "Specifications" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2007-02-24.