|  MS Lastivka at the wharf by Proletarska square, Kharkiv | |
| History | |
|---|---|
|  Ukraine | |
| Name | MS Lastivka (English: Swallow) | 
| Namesake | Swallow Bird (from Russian: Ласточка) | 
| Route | Rivers of Lopan and Kharkiv | 
| Builder | Moscow Shipyard, USSR | 
| Launched | 1975 | 
| In service | 1975-2005, in Kharkiv - since 1996 | 
| Out of service | 2005 | 
| Renamed | 1996, former name - Pavlik Morozov | 
| Homeport | Kharkiv, Ukraine (heretofore - Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 
| Fate | Burned out | 
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 30 tons | 
| Length | 22.4 m (73 ft) | 
| Beam | 4.06 m (13.3 ft) | 
| Height | 3 metres | 
| Draught | <40 centimetres | 
| Installed power | 60 horsepower | 
| Capacity | About 66 passengers | 
Lastivka (Ukrainian: Ластівка, Swallow) or Lastochka (Russian: Ласточка) was the only pleasure motor ship in Kharkiv, Ukraine during its contemporary history. From 1996 till 2005 it carried passengers on the rivers of Lopan and Kharkiv. On 1 April 2005 in daytime the motorship burned out in unclear circumstances.[1]
History
MS Lastivka was built in 1975 at Moscow Shipyard, USSR. Former name of the ship — Pavlik Morozov (homeport Dnipropetrovsk). Until its move to Kharkiv the ship ploughed waters of the Dnieper.
In 1995 by efforts of O. Sazonov MS Pavlik Morozov that had been in a sad state was moved from Dnipropetrovsk to Kharkiv using special 30-meters carriage. Restoration and reconstruction works were conducted on the river of Kharkiv in the other side of Chyhyryn bridge.
References
- ↑ "Допа считает, что не худо бы углубить харьковские речки и пустить туда трамвайчик". Полемика/Polemika. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2009.