Semyon Budyonnyy (ship)

The Semyon Budyonnyy (Russian: Семён Будённый) 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 1981. At 3,950 tonnes,[4] Semyon Budyonnyy is one of the world's biggest river cruise ships. Her sister ships are Valerian Kuybyshev, Fyodor Shalyapin, Feliks Dzerzhinskiy, Sergey Kuchkin, Mikhail Frunze, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aleksandr Suvorov and Georgiy Zhukov. Semyon Budyonnyy is currently owned and operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line. Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod.

Semyon Budyonnyy near Gorodets Hydraulic structure, in 1999
History
Name: Semyon Budyonnyy: 1981–present
Owner:
  • 1981–1994: Volga Shipping Company (ГП Волжское объединённое речное пароходство МРФ РСФСР)
  • 1994–2012: Volga Shipping Company (ОАО Волжское пароходство)
  • 2012: OOO V. F. Passazhirskiye Perevozki (ООО В.Ф. Пассажирские перевозки)
  • 2012–present: Vodohod [1]
Operator:
  • Volga Shipping Company
  • Vodohod
Port of registry:
Route: Kazan – Samara, Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan, Samara – Volgograd, Kazan – Astrakhan, Kazan – Saint Petersburg, Samara – Rostov-on-Don [2]
Builder: Slovenské Lodenice, Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Yard number: 2008[3]
Completed: 1981
In service: 1981
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Valerian Kuybyshev-class River cruise ship
Tonnage:
Displacement: 3,950 t[4]
Length: 135.75 m (445.4 ft)[4][5]
Beam: 16.8 m (55 ft)[4][6]
Draught: 2.9 m (9.5 ft)[4]
Decks: 5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power: 3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[4][5]
Propulsion: 3 propellers[4]
Speed: 26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity: 326 passengers[4]
Crew: 84[4]

Features

The ship has two restaurants: Ladoga and Onega, two bars, solarium, sauna and resting area.[7]

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See also

References
  1. Семён Будённый (in Russian)
  2. Cruises 2013 (in Russian)
  3. SLK, ČSSR (in Russian)
  4. RRR, Vessel 140662 (in Russian)
  5. Project 92-016 (in Russian)
  6. Project 92-016, Displacement and draught
  7. Схема теплохода Семён Будённый(in Russian)
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