Engineering:Savoir Faire (barge)

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Savoir Faire
History
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Name: Savoir Faire
Operator: Christopher Bennett
Launched: 1932
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Commercial passenger vessel
Tonnage: 200
Length: 39.40 m (129.3 ft)
Beam: 5.07 m (16.6 ft)
Height: 3.85 m (12.6 ft)
Draught: 1.48 m (4.9 ft)
Decks: 3
Installed power: Two soundproofed water-cooled generators with a total output of 110 kw.
Propulsion: 175 HP DAF
Speed: 12-14 knots maximum
Capacity: 12 passengers
Crew: 6 crew

Savoir Faire was built to carry freight on the waterways of the Netherlands, Belgium and France but has been converted to act as an hotel barge.[1]

History

Savoir Faire was built in Amsterdam in 1932. It originally carried cargo in the Netherlands and Belgium. During World War II, it served as a troop carrier. It was converted to a hotel barge in 1976 and now serves as an hotel barge. The barge cruises in France , the Netherlands, and Belgium, at present most frequently on the Canal de Briare and the Canal latéral à la Loire.


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References

  1. Le Sueur, Bernard (2004). Mariniers: Tome 1, Histoire et mémoire de la batellerie artisanale. Douarnenez: Chasse-Marée Glénat. ISBN 2914208510.