Aleksandr Suvorov (ship)
River cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Russia | |
| Name | Aleksandr Suvorov |
| Owner |
|
| Operator |
|
| Port of registry |
|
| Builder | Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia |
| Yard number | 2007 |
| Launched | 1981 |
| Completed | 1981 |
| Identification |
|
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Valerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 3,950 t |
| Length | 135.75 m (445.4 ft) |
| Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft) |
| Draught | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Installed power | 3 × 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp) |
| Propulsion | 3 |
| Speed | 26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn) |
| Capacity | 372 passengers |
| Crew | 88 |
Aleksandr Suvorov (Russian: Александр Суворов) is a Valerian Kuybyshev-class (92-016, OL400) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga–Don basin. On 5 June 1983 Aleksandr Suvorov crashed into a girder of the Ulyanovsk railway bridge. The catastrophe led to 176 deaths yet the ship stayed afloat, was restored and still navigates. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.