Sergey Kuchkin (ship)
 Sergey Kuchkin at pier in Saint Petersburg, in 2001 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Sergey Kuchkin: 2000–present Georgiy Dimitrov: 1979–2000[1] |
| Owner: |
1979–1994: Volga Shipping Company (ГП Волжское объединённое речное пароходство МРФ РСФСР) 1994–2014: Volga Shipping Company (ОАО Волжское пароходство)[1] |
| Operator: |
Volga Shipping Company Vodohod[1] |
| Port of registry: |
1979–1994: Gorky,  Soviet Union 1994–2012: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Route: | Kazan – Samara, Kazan – Yaroslavl, Kazan – Volgograd, Kazan – Astrakhan, Kazan – Saint Petersburg [2] |
| Builder: |
Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno,  Czechoslovakia |
| Yard number: | 2004[1] |
| Completed: | 1979 |
| In service: | 1979 |
| Identification: |
Call sign: UAIF2 RRR number: 140658[3] MMSI number: 273364090 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Valerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 6,338 GT[3] 602 DWT[3] |
| Displacement: | 3,950 t[3] |
| Length: | 135.75 m (445.4 ft)[3][4] |
| Beam: | 16.8 m (55 ft)[3][5] |
| Draught: | 2.9 m (9.5 ft)[3] |
| Decks: | 5 (4 passenger accessible) |
| Installed power: | 3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[3][6] |
| Propulsion: | 3 propellers[3] |
| Speed: | 26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn) |
| Capacity: | 299 passengers[3] |
| Crew: | 103[3] |
The Sergey Kuchkin (Russian: Серге́й Кучкин) (former Georgiy Dimitrov) is a Valerian Kuybyshev-class (92-016, OL400) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga basin. The ship was built by Slovenské Lodenice at their shipyard in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, and entered service in 1979. At 3,950 tonnes,[3] Sergey Kuchkin is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Mikhail Frunze, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Fyodor Shalyapin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov, Semyon Budyonnyy and Georgiy Zhukov. Sergey Kuchkin is currently operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.
Features
The ship has two restaurants, three bars, solarium, sauna and resting area.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Сергей Кучкин (Георгий Димитров → 2000) (Russian)
- ↑ Cruises 2013 (Russian)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 RRR, Vessel 140658 (Russian)
- ↑ Project 92-016 (Russian)
- ↑ Project 92-016, Displacement and draught
- ↑ Project 92-016 (Russian)
- ↑ Информация о теплоходе(Russian)
External links
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- Теплоход Сергей Кучкин (Russian)
- Project 92-016 (Russian)