Shitik

The Shitik at Lena river
A Shitik on the Lena River in the 1890s
Class overview
NameShitik Russian: Шитик
BuildersBiryulka
General characteristics
Class and typeRiverboat
Notesa river flat-bottomed sail and rowing vessel
Shitik in Russian North
Engraving of a Shitik in the north of Russia

Shitik (Russian: Шитик) is a small, broad-bottomed vessel in which parts of the hull have been sewed with belts or juniper and fir-tree rods called vinya (Russian: Виня).