Konstantin Simonov (ship, 1984)

**Konstantin Simonov**
	The Konstantin Simonov at the landing stage in Uglich
Ship data
flag	Russia Soviet Union;
Ship type	River cruise ship
class	Dmitriy Furmanov class
home port	Nizhny Novgorod
Owner	Volga shipping company → ; Vodohod
Shipping company	Vodohod
Shipyard	VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg / Roßlau , Boizenburg
Build number	382
Launch	1984
Whereabouts	in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length	129.05 m ( Lüa )
width	16.71 m
Draft	Max. 2.9 m
displacement	3,852 t
measurement	6,310 GT
crew	129
Machine system
machine	3 diesel engines 6ChRN 36/45
Machine ; performance	2,208 kW (3,002 hp)
Top ; speed	13.7 kn (25 km / h)
propeller	3 × 5-blade fixed propeller
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	298
Others
Classifications	Russian River Register
Registration ; numbers	RRR no .: 160223 ; IMO no. 8422618

The Konstantin Simonov ( Russian Константин Симонов ) (Ger. Konstantin Simonow) is a river cruise ship that was built in 1984 in the GDR in the VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg / Roßlau in Boizenburg and belongs to the Dmitriy Furmanov class , project 302, German name - BiFa 129М - heard. Construction number: 382. The ship was named after the Soviet writer Konstantin Michailowitsch Simonow .

history

The river cruise ship with four passenger decks was built in 1984 at the German shipyard in VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg / Roßlau for the shipping company "Wolschskoje Retschnoje Parochodstwo" (Volga river shipping company) in Nizhny Novgorod . It belongs to a series of 27 + 1 ( Vladimir Vysotskiy - not finished) ships of the Dmitriy Furmanov class manufactured from 1983 to 1991 , a further development of the Vladimir Ilyich class by the same shipyard. In 2009, 2011 the Konstantin Simonov was used on the cruise route Saint Petersburg - Mandrogi - Kizhi - Goritsy - Uglich - Moscow , where it continued its service in 2012. Captain (as of 2020) of Konstantin Simonov is Aleksandr Nikolajewitsch Kasakow (Russian Казаков Александр Николаевич).

technology

The ship has a diesel-electric drive with three Soviet main engines 6ЧРН 36/45 (ЭГ70-5), two of which are clockwise and one counterclockwise, which act directly on corresponding 5-blade fixed propellers, diameter 1.8 m.

Furnishing

All comfortable 1-, 2- and 4-bed cabins are equipped with air conditioning, refrigerator, shower and toilet, 220 V connection and have large windows (except on the lower deck). On board are a restaurant and night club - restaurant, two bars (piano bar and coffee bar) - event room, sun deck with deck chairs, reading and music salon, sauna - on-board shop, reception - on-board doctor (first aid) and rubles are the currency on board.