Paddle steamer to m Stanyukovich. Like a steamboat goes to the heart

The Volga is now empty. No, there is fish in it, they say it has become even more. But shipping has declined. 1990 was the last year of the era of steam - the Spartak steamship, built before the revolution, was decommissioned. First, he stood in the backwater, then he, along with the Volodarsky of the same type, was taken to Rostov-on-Don. There they perished. Then the "Memory of Azin" also disappeared, "surfacing" in a greatly altered form in Budapest, and in the mid-90s in Parkomun (the backwater and the shipyard "Pamyat Parizhskaya Kommuny", the village of Pamyat Parizhskaya Kommuny, Borsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region) was dismantled on the metal of the former Volga record holder - the steamer "Lomonosov".
Now steamboats do not go along the Volga. True, a few years ago, the Stanyukovich steamer was brought from the Northern Dvina, but it is under restoration. And when it will start walking along the Volga, and whether it will walk, is not yet known.
Even earlier - in the early 80s - the last steamships of project 737 built for the Soviet river fleet went into oblivion. After them, only motor ships and diesel-electric ships were built. The 737s became camp sites, rest homes, and many simply disappeared, dismantled for metal.
But today we will see them again - though in old black and white photographs. Alive, wheels slapping on the water and with a unique smell of oil, metal and steam. Let it be virtual, but for a while we will return to the steam era.
The history of this photo archive is traditional - the shipping company wanted to send it to the landfill. We picked up what we could. Subsequently, the archive was divided into three parts - one came to me for scanning. Photos returned to the current owner. Why he doesn't post what he has, I don't know. I decided to lay out my part - because while it is on my computer - there is little sense from it. Some ships are presented in several copies - I decided not to choose angles - I laid out what happened.

"Melnikov-Pechersky" on the Khimki reservoir

presumably - in the photo is the ship "Sergey Yesenin"

"40 years of the Komsomol"

built - 1958, until 1965 - MRP, transferred to Kyiv in 1966, renamed "Taras Shevchenko"

"40 years of the Komsomol" - most likely goes from under the bridge on the Moscow Ring Road to the SRV

"Alexander Pirogov"

Alexander Pirogov
built - 1955, later renamed "Sevastopol"
shipping company - MRP

"Alexander Malyshkin" leaves the SRV

Alexander Georgievich Malyshkin (1892-1938) - Russian Soviet writer, classic of socialist realism
built - 1955, shipping company - MRP, River Fleet Administration under the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, renamed - A. S. Pushkin

"Alexey Tolstoy", presumably on the Oka

built - 1952
until 1965 - Volga-Don Shipping Company, Rostov-on-Don
since 1965 - Dnieper Shipping Company

"Anton Makarenko" - quite possibly filmed in the Dmitrov area on the channel. Moscow

Anton Makarenko
built - 1955, MCI

"A.P. Chekhov"

A. P. Chekhov
built - 1957, MCI, transferred to the Dnieper

"Vladimir Arseniev"

Vladimir Arseniev
built - 1955, BRP, Ufa

"Vladimir Arseniev" on the Volga - apparently near the Gorky river station, in the background - the ship project 301 - judging by the name - presumably "Vladimir Ilyich" (currently "St. Petersburg")

"A. Afinogenov"

A. Afinogenov

"Pavel Bazhov", Kama River Shipping Company

built - 1954
1954-1956 - Kuibyshev Passenger River Port, Kuibyshev (now Samara)
1957-1959 - Kazan Passenger River Port, Kazan
since 1960 - the port of Gorky, VORP

"Boris Gorbatov"

Boris Leontievich Gorbatov (1908-1954) - Russian Soviet writer, screenwriter. Laureate of two Stalin Prizes of the second degree (1946, 1952). Member of the CPSU (b) since 1930.
built - 1954, port of Stalingrad/Volgograd

"Sailor Vakulenchuk"

Built in 1956, sank in 1995 in Vadu lui Vode area; disassembled into metal. Prior to decommissioning, he worked in the Moscow River Shipping Company.
The ship is named after Grigory Nikitich Vakulenchuk, sailor of the squadron battleship "Prince Potemkin Tauride", one of the leaders of the 1905 uprising

"Matros Vakulenchuk" on the Oka, parking near the unequipped shore

"Matros Vakulenchuk" on the move

"Victor Gusev"

Built - 1955, MRP, Moscow
It was used as a building of the rest house "Crystal" (Saratov);
burned down in 1979; gradually disassembled.

"Vladimir Stavsky"

Built - 1956, Volga-Don Shipping Company, Rostov-on-Don
Flooded at the Tsimlyansk reservoir in 1976

"Vsevolod Vishnevsky"

Fender logs located along the sides are an urgent need when working on Moscow and the Oka - and for a paddle steamer they were even more important than for the Project 305 motor ships that replaced them ). The problem was in the locks - the walls are low, therefore, when entering the lock, especially with a filled chamber, it was easy to demolish the wheels and push through the side.
Built - 1953
1953 - ???? - KRP, Molotov/Perm
since 1964 - Dnieper shipping company, Kyiv
Participated in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

"Vyacheslav Shishkov"

Vyacheslav Yakovlevich Shishkov (1873-1945), Russian Soviet writer. Laureate of the Stalin Prize of the first degree (1946 - posthumously).
built - 1953, since 1953 - KRP, Molotov/Perm
since 1964 - Dnieper shipping company, Kyiv

"Arkady Gaidar" on the background of new buildings

"Yaroslav Galan"

Built - 1956, BRP, Ufa
After decommissioning, it was used as a camp site in the Ufa region

"General Kirsanov"

Built - 1954, KRP, Molotov/Perm

"Demyan Poor"

Built - 1954
1954 - Moscow-Oka Shipping Company, Moscow
1955-1959 - MRP, Moscow
since 1960 - BRP, Ufa
After decommissioning, it stood as a sanatorium building in Ust-Kachka

"Jambul"

originally - BRP, Ufa, then transferred to the Kuban Shipping Company
After decommissioning, it was sold on the river. Kuban, where he worked for at least another 7-8 years

"N. A. Dobrolyubov". The ship ended its life as a rack ship - it stood in Moscow as a restaurant

Built - 1957, MRP, Moscow
It stood like the restaurant "Burgas" in Moscow on the bypass canal of the Moscow River; burned down
it is safe to say that the ship was still intact in 1978-1979 - during the filming of the film "The meeting place cannot be changed" (Odessa Film Studio, 1979, dir. Stanislav Govorukhin)

"Dostoevsky"

Built - 1956, VORP, Gorky. We can see this steamer on the move in the movie "Cruel Romance" - it "plays the role" of the steamer "Saint Olga". After being decommissioned from the Moscow River Shipping Company, it stood as a floating tourist base in Bely Gorodok, already in the 2000s a fire broke out on the ship - the middle deck burned out. In what condition the ship is now - I can not say.
I must say that the competition in the film was not the most fair - the power of the 737th car was 450 hp, "Spartak" (he starred in the role of "Swallow") - 1320 hp. Film stills:

"Evgeny Petrov"

Built - 1954, KRP, Molotov/Perm

"Zhukovsky"

Built - 1957, BRP, Ufa
decommissioned in 1985

"I. S. Nikitin"

Built - 1957, KRP, Molotov/Perm

Mamin-Sibiryak, Built - 1957, BRP, Ufa
later - Petrozavodsk, Ivan Kadomtsev

"Petrozavodsk"

"Petrozavodsk"

"Kazan"

Kazan, 1958, BRP, Ufa
burned down in 1995

"Kyiv"

Alexander Korneichuk, 1956, MCI, Moscow
renamed to "Kyiv"

"K. M. Stanyukovich" is approaching the Perm berth.

After serving on the Volga, the ship was transferred to Arkhangelsk, where it worked on the Northern Dvina, making flights along the Arkhangels-Kotlas transport line. Then the ship was decommissioned. At the beginning of the 2000s, the ship was bought by a new owner and transferred back to the Volga. Now it is under restoration in Gorodets.
Built - 1956
until 1983 - MRP, Moscow

"Lebedev-Kumach"

Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (real name - Lebedev) (1898-1949), Russian Soviet poet. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1939. Laureate of the Stalin Prize of the second degree (1941) Author of the words of many popular Soviet songs: “My native country is wide”, “Holy War”, “Merry Wind” (from the film “Children of Captain Grant”) and others.
built - 1953
1953 - 1956 - passenger port of Kuibyshev
1957 - 1959 - passenger port of Kazan
since 1960 - VORP, Gorky

Sidor Kovpak, 1956, MCI, Moscow
renaming - Leningrad, Minsk

"Minsk"

"Minsk"

"Leskov"

Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (February 4 (16), 1831, the village of Gorokhovo, Oryol province, now the Orel region - February 21 (March 5), 1895, St. Petersburg) - Russian writer.
He was called the most national of the writers of Russia: “Russian people recognize Leskov as the most Russian of Russian writers and who knew the Russian people more deeply and broadly as they are” (D. P. Svyatopolk-Mirsky, 1926). In his spiritual formation, a significant role was played by Ukrainian culture, which became close to him during the eight years of his life in Kiev in his youth, and English, which he mastered thanks to many years of close communication with his elder relative from his wife, A. Scott.
Built - 1957, VORP, Gorky

"Mayakovsky"

Built - 1952, Volga-Don Shipping Company, Rostov-on-Don

"Melnikov-Pechersky"

"Melnikov-Pechersky"

"Pyotr Pavlenko"

1953-1962 - PKK, Molotov/Perm
since 1963 - Dnieper Shipping Company

"Permian"

Built - 1958, KRP, Perm

"Pyotr Komarov"

Built - 1956, BRP, Ufa

"A. F. Pisemsky"

Built - 1957, BRP, Ufa

"A. F. Pisemsky"

"Alexander Polezhaev"

After decommissioning, it was used as a camp site for the Kuibyshev railway, it was placed near the Nizhny Plyazh pier, opposite Kuibyshev / Samara. After the corporatization of Russian Railways, the old steamer was decommissioned from the balance, it stood in the Staraya Bukhta backwater in Samara, being in fact the property of the river port. Then the ship was purchased and placed on the slipway of the Nefteflot plant. The ship is currently in the same place.
built - 1955, 1955 - 1961 - port of Stalingrad/Volgograd
since 1962 - passenger port of Kuibyshev
after decommissioning, it was transferred to the Kuibyshev Railway of the Ministry of Railways of the USSR, after the road passed under the jurisdiction of Russian Railways, it was taken out of inventory, in 2008 it was raised to the slip of the ship repair plant of Nefteflot CJSC, at present I have no data on the fate of the ship. It is known for sure that in 2009 he was on the slipway of the plant.

"M. M. Prishvin"

Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin (January 23 (February 4), 1873, Khrushchevo-Levshino village, Yelets district, Oryol province - January 16, 1954, Moscow) - Russian, Soviet writer, author of works about nature, who showed in them a special artistic natural philosophy, hunting stories , works for children. Of particular value are his diaries, which he kept throughout his life.
Built - 1957, BRP, Ufa

"M. M. Prishvin" leaves for flight, SRV, Moscow "Sergeev-Tsensky"

"Surgeon Vishnevsky"

built - 1955, Volga-Don Shipping Company, Rostov-on-Don

"Yanka Kupala"

built - 1954, passenger port of Kuibyshev
after decommissioning, it was used as a camp site for the Volga Automobile Plant, the location of the vessel is unknown

How pleasantly surprised I was when I suddenly saw a real paddle steamer “K.M. Stanyukovich” on the territory of the Gorodetsky Shipyard. So, very close to me, there was a real live and carefully restored history.

In Gorodets, I photographed new patterns on board the ship "Dmitry Furmanov". About these patterns I already.

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Here they are. Visible on the starboard side of the Furmanov.

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And today I will show a very interesting neighbor - the paddle steamer "K.M. Stanyukovich".

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The paddle steamer "K.M. Stanyukovich" was built in Hungary in 1956 according to project 737A. Until the mid-80s of the last century, the ship was assigned to the Moscow Shipping Company and worked properly on various passenger lines.

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But in the 80s of the last century, almost all steamers were gradually replaced by more modern motor ships and decommissioned.

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In the late 2000s, a group of enthusiasts tried to restore Stanyukovich.

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They took care of the hull, restored the steam engine, put in a new steam boiler, a diesel generator.

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The steamer in such a restored form even passed sea trials. But then the money ran out, and the fate of "K.M. Stanyukovich" is now vague.

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It is not suitable for cruises - river travelers no longer have the same requirements for comfort, and there are few cabins there.

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Use as a banquet - you can, but expensive. And also try to find a specialist in working with a steam engine.

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So now the wheeled river steamer "K.M. Stanyukovich" is idle on the territory of the Gorodetsky Shipyard.

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Might come in handy for some retro movie.

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But it was very interesting to look at him up close.

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While I was looking at the Stanyukovich, I didn’t notice and climbed into the evil thorns on the shore :)

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What else did you manage to see at the Gorodetsky Shipyard? Pay attention to the Volgoneft-39 located on the right side of the frame. We will return to it, but for now, remember its dimensions: 132.6 meters in length!

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And this is a pontoon bridge, which is being built in the city of Pavlovo across the Oka.

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They say that the master rides on it to his lands.

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"UK-5". Boat (type "Yaroslavets") of the Peter the Great Moscow City Children's Maritime Center. As well as stuck here in Gorodets.

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But these points on the hull of the boat remained the field for measuring the thickness of the metal with a special device. At three points of the sheet with a grinder, the sites are cleaned and the residual thickness of the metal is measured. If less than the norm, then the sheet is changed.

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Tanker "Volgoneft-39" built in 1969.

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Let's go for it :)

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The windlass at the stern of the Volgoneft is a contraption with which you can control the anchor and mooring lines.

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There are colored marks on the anchor chain in certain places. They determine the length for which the chain is selected when the anchor is released. Well, it helps with the reverse process.

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The photo was taken under the wheelhouse itself, and the bow of the tanker is far, far ahead. And how navigators manage this colossus! Fantastic:)

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Another interesting feature of the tanker is booms. They are a ribbon of blue hollow bags with a load inside. When loading/unloading fuel, these booms are installed around the tanker without fail. In which case the fuel spot will not spread further along the reservoir, but will remain within the boom ring.

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Here is such a small excursion that happened to me at the Gorodetsky Shipyard in March 2016.

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PURPOSE
Boiler equipment is designed to generate and supply superheated steam to the power steam engine of a paddle steamer. For the implementation of this project, it was specially developed by the TN s.r.o. steam boiler in river version.

STEAM CONSUMERS
When the ship is moving, the steam generated by the boiler is supplied to the following consumers (when the ship is moving):
-Main steam engine (superheated steam 15 bar, 300 - 320 *C)
- Steering gear (saturated steam 12 bar)
- Ejector installation of auxiliary condenser (saturated steam 12 bar
- Thermal deaerator (saturated steam 12 bar)

PART OF THE EQUIPMENT
To generate superheated steam, a technological scheme of a steam boiler house was developed, taking into account the peculiarities of the placement of equipment in the boiler room of a river vessel. The thermal scheme includes the following equipment:

After installation and installation on the ship, the boiler, together with service systems and equipment, was tested in operation within the scope of the acceptance test program agreed upon as part of the project.

STEAM BOILER WITH STEAM SUPERHEATER THS 32P/16-L

Steam boiler with superheater; generates superheated steam for the steam engine and saturated steam for supplying steam for its own needs. Maximum allowable pressure 16.8 bar, Test pressure 25.5 bar.

The steam boiler of the river design was manufactured and tested under the technical supervision of the Russian River Register. A feature of the steam boiler is a specially designed design for installation in the boiler room of the ship and the ability to operate the boiler with a roll (lateral inclination of the ship) and trim (the angle of deviation of the ship's hull from the horizontal position in the longitudinal direction, the difference in draft of the stern and bow of the ship).

SUPERHEATER
​ The superheater is located in the front rotary chamber of the boiler and consists of finned tubes that can operate during kindling without steam consumption through the superheater tubes.

BURNER
The boiler is equipped with a Weishaupt RL 10 ZMD oil burner for burning diesel fuel, which operates in a modulated mode depending on the demand for steam production, while there is no sudden significant change in fuel consumption. The burner is made in a marine version and is suitable for use on sea and river vessels. A distinctive feature of this burner is a three-wire electrical circuit, two burner controls and a marine flame sensor.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHEME
The exhaust steam after the main steam engine through the oil separator enters the steam condenser. The resulting condensate is fed into the warm box by a piston condensate pump, which has a mechanical drive from the crankshaft of the main steam engine. The performance of the pump varies depending on the number of revolutions of the crankshaft i.e. from the consumption of steam by the machine.

The exhaust steam from the steering gear, after condensation in the steam cooler, also enters the warm box.
The auxiliary condenser is required to remove air from the main condenser. The released air is removed overboard, and the condensate is sent to a warm box.
From the warm box, the condensate is fed to the thermal deaerator by a variable frequency condensate pump (Grundfos CRE type). This pump maintains an approximately constant level in the deaerator and is controlled by a level sensor mounted on the deaerator.
To protect the deaerator from overfilling, a bypass line is provided to unload the pressure pipe of the pump, which supplies condensate to the deaerator. When the maximum permissible level in the deaerator is reached, the motorized valve closes and the condensate is sent back to the warm box through the bypass line. When the level in the deaerator drops, the motorized valve opens and the replenishment of the deaerator resumes.
In the process of operation, the loss of steam and feed water from the system through leaks in the seals and as a result of blowing the boiler unit is inevitable. Replenishment is carried out from the tank stocks of boiler feed water. Water of the appropriate quality from it flows by gravity into the warm box through an electric valve actuated by a level sensor installed in the warm box.
The boiler feed water reserve tank is filled automatically from the water treatment system, which receives outboard (river) water from the domestic outboard water system, which is under a constant pressure of 0.3 - 0.4 MPa. The water treatment system includes a reverse osmosis system.

In Gorodets, work is underway to give a second life to the medium-haul cargo-passenger steamer of the times of the USSR of project 737 "K.M. Stanyukovich". The modernization project provides for the placement on the ship of two restaurant halls, two banquet halls, a music bar and a small number of cabins for relaxation.
The native steam engine is preserved on the ship and viewing windows are installed in the engine room to view its operation. For the operation of the steam engine, a modern steam boiler of the Czech company TH s.r.o. was re-manufactured. In addition, diesel generators, pumps, etc. are installed in the engine room.

Of course, I could not miss such an interesting event!

This time the machine was already running at full speed, and I tell you, it's an epic sight! Soon I will glue and show a video where all the machinery is captured in its magnificent action.

In the meantime, here are some photos...

First, however, I will say a few more words.
The process of reconstruction and "revitalization" of the ship, unfortunately, slowed down somewhat, but by no means stopped! The engine room and boiler room are overgrown with new installed systems, and are becoming more and more photogenic :-)

Quite recently, a very important work was completed - the installation of a new main steam pipeline (at the first test of the machine, it turned out that the original project for the reconstruction of the steam pipeline was unsuccessful, and it had to be redone).

Here, just take a look at the boiler room first.

View of the upper part of the boiler and collectors of superheated and "wet" steam.
The cylindrical tank on the right is the deaerator.

And here is the view from the opposite side:

Here, just along the diagonal of the frame, the main steam pipeline passes, smoothly curving.
Through it, superheated steam from the boiler (from the valve on the right) enters the running steam engine.
On the left, there is a thinner "wet" steam line that goes to auxiliary mechanisms - a steam steering engine, steam capstan and windlass, as well as a whistle.

Superheated steam collector with various instrumentation and sensors installed on it.

Another view of the boiler and steam lines.
By the way, two shafts of the boiler room are clearly visible here, which, piercing the second deck, go to the roof of the setting - daylight pours from there (and creates a terrible problem with white balance :-D)

Here is the starboard shaft, and the chimney from the boiler going up it (in the background, large diameter):

Well, upstairs, on the roof of the superstructure, the shaft is closed with such a lantern with hatches:

But what we will see if we look into the mine from above. But we were just down there! :-)

Since we are still on the roof of the superstructure, let's look into the wheelhouse!
This is where they will operate the steamer!

The mechanical machine telegraph has not yet been put in its place.
He is quietly waiting in the corner :-)

Now - let's go back down to the engine room!

Here is a "steam booster", a steering steam engine.

Toothy transmissions! :-D

We go down even lower - and here it is, the Machine!
More precisely, its two cylinders.

And here is the workplace of the watch mechanic.
In fact - "steam engine control panel"%)

The shiny lever knob at the top right is the main stop valve actuator, which regulates the steam pressure at the machine inlet (a "quality regulation" is carried out). It is used for a short-term change in the operating mode of the machine (during maneuvers, change of course).
On the left is a large vertical lever with a locking gear sector. This is the cut-off regulator, which regulates the amount of steam entering the cylinder with each stroke of the piston ("quantitative regulation"). In fact, they set the long-term mode of operation of the machine. In addition, this is a "reverse" lever - with its help, the steam distribution mechanism switches to the "forward" or "back" stroke.
Well, there are also important levers that are visible in the lower right corner of the frame - this is the drive for the cylinder purge valves. With their help, the condensate accumulating in the cylinders is periodically removed.

Well, above all this magnificence we see the receiver of a mechanical machine telegraph, which, in fact, transmits orders to the mechanic from the wheelhouse to change the course.

Here is such a mechanic! ;-)

But these are automatic lubricators.

They, as the name implies, are engaged in supplying oil to all rubbing parts of the machine.
When the crankshaft rotates, the drive levers "sway" back and forth, and the lubricators pump oil into the copper oil pipeline system that entangles the entire machine.

And now, in conclusion, a couple of views from the deck of the ship:

And also - a steam whistle!

And the paddle wheel in action! :-)

Photographing a steam engine in operation is not a very interesting activity.

Therefore, in fact, all the most "delicious" - "soon on video"! ;-)

Once upon a time, Russia was famous for its numerous paddle steamers, there were literally hundreds of them, but only N.V. Gogol, based in Severodvinsk, and two ships in Yakutia, Krasnoyarsk and Blagoveshchensk, survived the catastrophe of the 90s.

Almost all the other "wheels" were destroyed - sawn into metal, burned down in fires set up by homeless people who settled in them, or simply rotted due to lack of care. However, there are still adherents of the romance of wheeled ships in the country. In 2005, they decided to find and "revive" at least one more such ship, suitable for restoration.
A long search eventually led to Shlisselburg, where the remains of the steamboat "K.M. Stanyukovich" were rusting along the banks of the Neva. Having bought these remains and patched up the hull, the ship was towed to the Gorodetsky shipyard near Nizhny Novgorod.

The ruins of the ship "Dostoevsky", on which the film "Cruel Romance" was filmed. It was he who was the initial candidate for restoration, but just a couple of weeks before the planned towing to the shipyard, the ship burned down.

In 2006, the restoration of Stanyukovich began, which is still ongoing. In 2007, the superstructure walls, decks and bulkheads were remade. In 2008, after a 20-year break, it was possible to restart the steam engine, repair the steering and install a new paddle wheel to replace the lost one. In 2009, the installation of electrical equipment, diesel generators, ventilation systems, water supply, etc. began. Then we started finishing.

It was originally planned to complete the reconstruction by 2010, but, unfortunately, the crisis and its consequences greatly slowed down the pace of work. Now the Stanyukovich is still standing at the quay wall of the Gorodets shipyard, but its appearance is fundamentally different from what it was six years ago. I hope that the protracted epic of the resurrection of this "wheeler" will still end in the foreseeable future.

This was Stanyukovich half a century ago. In the top picture, it departs from the pier of the Northern River Station in Moscow.
This flat-bottomed double-deck river steamer was built at the Budapest shipyard Obuda Hajogyar in 1956 according to the so-called project No. 737 (Joseph Stalin type). In total, the USSR received 70 such ships from Hungary. Five more were built in Nikolaev.
The length of the ship is 68 m, displacement - 518 tons, draft - 1.2 m, crew - 50 people, passenger capacity - 360 people, machine power - 450 hp, maximum speed - 19 km / h.

And this is how it looked in 2006 before being towed to Gorodets.

The bottom has been repaired, the completely corroded sheathing sheets have been replaced with new ones.

Photo 2010. The superstructures, the left paddle wheel, the captain's bridge, the rudder blade, the wheelhouse and the chimney have been restored.

Reconstructed boiler room. In the center is the main steam boiler running on fuel oil. On the left is a chimney.

Chassis with steering wheel. Machine telegraph and other equipment have not yet been installed. On the left is the emergency shutdown lever of the steam engine.

Commencement of work on finishing the forward saloon, which will house one of the ship's two restaurants.

When completed, it will look something like this. A photograph of a restaurant of a similar Hungarian steamer is shown.

This is how Stanyukovich has become now, the photo was taken in June 2013.