Valerian Kuybyshev on the stamp issue of the USSR, 1981
History
Russia
NameValerian Kuybyshev
Owner
  • 1975–1994: Volga Shipping Company (ГП Волжское объединённое речное пароходство МРФ РСФСР)
  • 1994–2012: Volga Shipping Company (ОАО Волжское пароходство)
  • 2012–2018: Vodohod[1]
Operator
Port of registry
RouteSaint Petersburg – Valaam[2]
BuilderSlovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number2001[1]
Completed1 July 1975[3]
In service1976
Identification
FateScrapped by Chkalovsk shipyard in 2018
General characteristics
Class and typeValerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement3,950[3] t[4]
Length135.75 m (445.4 ft)[3][5]
Beam16.8 m (55 ft)[3]
Draught2.9 m (9.5 ft)[3]
Decks5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power3 x 6ЧРН36/45[3] (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[3][5]
Propulsion3 propellers[3]
Speed26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity343 passengers[3]
Crew81[3][6]

The Valerian Kuybyshev (Russian: Валериан Куйбышев) was a Valerian Kuybyshev-class (92-016, OL400) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by Slovenské Lodenice at their shipyard in Komárno, Czechoslovakia and entered service in 1976. She was named after prominent Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev. At 3,950 tonnes,[3] Valerian Kuybyshev was one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Mikhail Frunze, Fyodor Shalyapin, Sergey Kuchkin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov, Semyon Budyonnyy and Georgiy Zhukov. Valerian Kuybyshev was operated by Vodohod, the biggest Russian river cruise line.

She sailed under Russian flag, and her last home port was Nizhny Novgorod.[7]

Features

The ship had two restaurants, two bars, solarium, sauna and a resting area.[8]

See also

References

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