Aleksandr Suvorov (ship)

	River cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov
History
Russia
Name	Aleksandr Suvorov
Owner	Volga-Don Shipping Company; Volga Shipping Company (VORP); Volga Shipping Company; V. F. Passazhirskiye Perevozky; Vodohod;
Operator	Volga-Don Shipping Company; Volga Shipping Company; Vodohod;
Port of registry	1981–1984: Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union; 1984–1994: Gorky, Soviet Union; 1994–2020: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
Builder	Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number	2007
Launched	1981
Completed	1981
Identification	RRR Number: 140655; MMSI number: 273361090;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Valerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage	6,304 GT; 602 DWT;
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

56°19′48″N 44°00′32″E / 56.330°N 44.009°E / 56.330; 44.009

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^[6] yet the ship stayed afloat, was restored and still navigates. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.

^ "Проект 92-016, тип Валериан Куйбышев". Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
^ "Расписание и стоимость круизов теплохода "Александр Суворов" (проект 92-016) – Речные круизы 2019 по России - Туроператор ВодоходЪ (Водоход)". vodohod.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "RRR, Vessel 140661". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
^ "Russian River Ships - Project 92-016". 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007.
^ "Справочник - Проект 92-016". 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007.
^ HTB, Намедни 1983, archived from the original on 14 December 2019, retrieved 7 January 2019

[1] "Проект 92-016, тип Валериан Куйбышев". Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.

[2] "Расписание и стоимость круизов теплохода "Александр Суворов" (проект 92-016) – Речные круизы 2019 по России - Туроператор ВодоходЪ (Водоход)". vodohod.com.

[RRR-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "RRR, Vessel 140661". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

[4] "Russian River Ships - Project 92-016". 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007.

[5] "Справочник - Проект 92-016". 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007.

[6] HTB, Намедни 1983, archived from the original on 14 December 2019, retrieved 7 January 2019

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History
River cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov
Russia
Name	Aleksandr Suvorov
Owner	Volga-Don Shipping Company Volga Shipping Company (VORP) Volga Shipping Company V. F. Passazhirskiye Perevozky Vodohod^[1]
Operator	Volga-Don Shipping Company Volga Shipping Company Vodohod^[2]
Port of registry	1981–1984: Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union 1984–1994: Gorky, Soviet Union 1994–2020: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Builder	Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number	2007
Launched	1981
Completed	1981
Identification	RRR Number: 140655 MMSI number: 273361090
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Valerian Kuybyshev-class river cruise ship
Tonnage	6,304 GT^[3] 602 DWT^[3]
Displacement	3,950^[3] t
Length	135.75 m (445.4 ft)^[3]
Beam	16.8 m (55 ft)^[3]^[4]
Draught	2.9 m (9.5 ft)^[3]
Decks	4
Installed power	3 × 6ЧРН36/45^[3] (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)^[3]^[5]
Propulsion	3^[3]
Speed	26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity	372 passengers^[3]
Crew	88^[3]