MS Lastochka
 MS Lastochka at the wharf by Proletarska square, Kharkiv | |
| Career (Ukraine) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | MS Lastochka (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 |
| Status: | 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 |
Lastochka (from Ukrainian: Ластівка or Russian: Ласточка - Swallow) 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 MS burned out in unclear circumstances.[1]
History
MS Lastochka was built in 1975 at Moscow Shipyard, USSR. Former name of the ship — Pavlik Morozov (homeport Dnipropetrovsk). Until its move to Kharkiv the MS 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. Retrieved January 28, 2009.