Valday (ship)

Class overview
NameValday / Project 01010
BuildersSevernaya Verf
OperatorsNorth-Western Shipping Company
In service2002-
Planned10
Completed3
General characteristics
TypeRiver freight
Tons burthen3580-4800 tons
Length128.2 m (421 ft)
Beam16.7 m (55 ft)
Draught3.6 m (12 ft)
Propulsion2930hp

The Valday class of freight ships carry dry cargo, containers and timber up and down the rivers of Northern Russia. The class is named after Valday, a town midway between Moscow and St. Petersburg on the shores of Valdai Lake in the Valdai Hills.