Konstantin Simonov (ship)

The Konstantin Simonov (Russian: Константин Симонов) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (project 302, BiFa129M) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in Boizenburg, East Germany, and entered service in 1984. The ship is named after Soviet writer and poet Konstantin Simonov.

Konstantin Simonov moored at berth on the Volga River in Uglich
History
Name:	Konstantin Simonov (1984–2015)
Owner:	2012–2015: Vodohod[1]
Operator:	2012–2015: Vodohod[1]
Port of registry:	1984–1994: Gorky,  Soviet Union 1994–2015: Nizhny Novgorod,  Russia
Route:	Moscow – Saint Petersburg
Builder:	VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, Boizenburg, East Germany
Yard number:	382[2]
Completed:	September 1984
In service:	1984
Identification:	Callsign: UAUC4 RRR number: 160223 IMO number: 8422618 MMSI number: 273363090
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Dmitriy Furmanov-class river cruise ship
Tonnage:	6,310 GT[2] 492 DWT[2]
Displacement:	3,852 tons;[2]
Length:	129.05 m (423.4 ft)[2]
Beam:	16.7 m (55 ft)[2][3][4]
Draught:	2.9 m (9.5 ft)[2]
Decks:	5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power:	3 × 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5) 2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[2][4]
Propulsion:	3 propellers[2]
Speed:	25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn)
Capacity:	298 passengers[2]
Crew:	129[2]

Her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod. Captain of the Konstantin Simonov (2014) is Aleksandr Kazakov.[5]