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]
 MS Lastivka at the wharf by Proletarska square, Kharkiv
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| History | |
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 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 |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ "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.