Saint Louis (hotel barge)

Saint Louis (named for Louis IX of France, later canonised) is a Luxemotor hotel barge, on the Canal de Garonne in South West France.

Hotel barge Saint Louis on the Canal de Garonne.
History
France
Name: Saint Louis
Owner: SARL Saint Louis Barge
Operator: Owner operated
Port of registry: Lyon
Route:
Builder: Gebr. Boot, Alphen a/d Rijn
Launched: 1923
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Commercial passenger vessel
Tonnage: 127
Length: 29.2 m (96 ft)
Beam: 5 m (16 ft)
Height: 3.2 m (10 ft)
Draught: 1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Decks: 2
Installed power: 2 x generators – Lister Petter Diesel 380Volt 14 KVA and Honda 220Volt 4.5 KVA
Propulsion: GM 6V72 diesel motor, 180 H.P
Speed: Canal cruising speed 3 knots, Maximum speed 8 knots
Capacity: 6 passengers
Crew: 4 crew
Notes:
  • Fuel capacity 3,000 litres, Water capacity 10,000 litres
  • 6 person Bombard Commando tender with 6HP Mercury outboard

History

Built in 1923 by Gebroeders Boot in Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands, Saint Louis was a bulk carrier and served on the Dutch inland seas and waterways carrying cargoes of grain and gravel until around 1985. At that time she was converted for use as a supply vessel in the port of Amsterdam, using the name Supplier 2. In 1994 she was sold and then converted into a hotel barge.

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