La Belle Epoque (barge)
La Belle Epoque is a barge of the Belgian spits category. She was built in 1930 to carry (mainly) timber. Renovated in 1995, she operates as a hotel barge on the Burgundy Canal in central France.
The boutique hotel barge La Belle Epoque, cruising along the Canal de Bourgogne | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | La Belle Epoque |
| Owner | European Waterways |
| Operator | European Waterways |
| Port of registry | Bordeaux |
| Route | Burgundy Canal: Pouillenay to Tonnerre |
| Launched | 1930 |
| Christened | Savornin Lohmann |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Commercial passenger vessel |
| Tonnage | 200 tons |
| Length | 126 ft (38 m) |
| Beam | 16.5 ft (5.0 m) |
| Height | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Draught | 4.1 ft (1.2 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 3 x 220 volt generators (silent night) |
| Propulsion | 150 HP M.A.N. |
| Speed | Maximum speed 10 knots |
| Capacity | 13 passengers |
| Crew | 5 crew |
| Notes | Fuel capacity 3 tons, water capacity 20 tons |
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