Ryazan class steamship

Ryazan class steamship

Ryazan class steamship (formerly Iosif Stalin class) is a class of Russian river passenger ships. [ [http://www.riverships.ru/russian/types/?grp=1 Long voyage passenger ships] ru icon] It is named after the city of Ryazan.

"Ryazan" were two-deck paddle steamers of Soviet Union and Hungarian construction manufactured in 1951-1959. [ [http://www.riverships.ru/russian/specs/?grp=737 Specifications] ]

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