PS Sudan

PS Sudan is a passenger-carrying side-wheel paddle steamer on the River Nile in Egypt.^[1] Along with PS Arabia, she was one of the largest river steamers in Thomas Cook's Nile fleet.^[4]

PS Sudan on the Nile river at Aswan, April 2010
History
Egypt
Name	PS Sudan
Namesake	Sudan
Owner	Thomas Cook Egypt until 1950; Fouad Serageddin 1950-55; LTI Hotels
Operator	Thomas Cook Egypt until 1950; Fouad Serageddin 1950-55; Eastmar Nile Cruises
Route	River Nile
Builder	Bow, McLachlan & Co,[1] Paisley, Scotland
Yard number	315[1]
Launched	1921[2]
In service	1921[1]
Status	in service 2024
General characteristics
Type	passenger river steamer[1]
Tonnage	600 tons[1]
Length	228 ft (69 m) or 236 ft (72 m)[1]
Beam	32 ft (9.8 m)[1]
Draught	9.5 ft (2.9 m)[1]
Installed power	two 500 IHP triple expansion engines[1]
Propulsion	Side paddle wheel[1]
Speed	9.5 knots (17.6 km/h)[1]
Capacity	23 cabins including 5 suites[3]

The steamer was built in 1885 for the Egyptian royal family. It was transformed into a cruise liner in 1921.^[5]

In 1933, Agatha Christie and her husband went on a cruise onboard the PS Sudan.^[5]

The steamer spent the latter years of the 20th century laid up and in deteriorating condition but new French owners bought her in 2000 and returned her to service in 2001.^[6]

In the 2004 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile for the third episode of the ninth series of ITV television series Agatha Christie's Poirot starring David Suchet as Poirot, some scenes were filmed on location aboard Sudan.^[6][7]

See also

• Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel