SOFIA river passengership 1983

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A Danube River passenger vessel built by Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek “De Biesbosch”, Dordrecht, the Netherlands for the Bulgarian Government.
Designed by the Dutch shipyard Rijn-Waalwerven, and she and her sister the ROUSSE are the largest inland passengers ship ever built.
Dim. 113.50 x 16.0 x 3.10m., draught loaded 1.65m.
Powered by two diesel engines each 1.180 bhp, twin shafts, speed 20 km/hr in shallow water, 27 km/hr in deep water.
Bow thruster.
Four decks
Accommodation for 236 passengers and 79 crew.
October 1983 completed as the SOFIA.

17 October 1983 left the Netherlands under tow, loaded together with her sister on a submersible pontoon of Nedbarges Sublift to Sulina, Bulgaria on the mouth of the Danube River.
26 April 1984 she made her maiden voyage on the Danube from Sulina to Passau at the German border.
2001/2002 Renovated.

2011In service as a cruise vessel, managed by the Dunav Tours at Ruse, Bulgaria.

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Source Piet Snijers, Blauwe Wimpel.