Sergey Kuchkin at pier in Saint Petersburg, in 2001
History
Name
  • Sergey Kuchkin: 2000–present
  • Georgiy Dimitrov: 1979–2000[1]
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
RouteKazan – Samara, Kazan – Yaroslavl, Kazan – Volgograd, Kazan – Astrakhan, Kazan – Saint Petersburg [2]
BuilderSlovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number2004[1]
Completed1979
In service1979
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeValerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement3,950 t[3]
Length135.75 m (445.4 ft)[3][4]
Beam16.8 m (55 ft)[3][5]
Draught2.9 m (9.5 ft)[3]
Decks5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[3][4]
Propulsion3 propellers[3]
Speed26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity299 passengers[3]
Crew103[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.[6]

See also

References

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