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