La Belle Epoque (barge)

The boutique hotel barge La Belle Epoque, cruising along the Canal de Bourgogne
History
France
NameLa Belle Epoque
OwnerEuropean Waterways
OperatorEuropean Waterways
Port of registryBordeaux
RouteBurgundy Canal: Pouillenay to Tonnerre
Launched1930
ChristenedSavornin Lohmann
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeCommercial passenger vessel
Tonnage200 tons
Length126 ft (38 m)
Beam16.5 ft (5.0 m)
Height11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Draught4.1 ft (1.2 m)
Decks3
Installed power3 x 220 volt generators (silent night)
Propulsion150 HP M.A.N.
SpeedMaximum speed 10 knots
Capacity13 passengers
Crew5 crew
NotesFuel capacity 3 tons, water capacity 20 tons

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.


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