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	Canal de Garonne and Canal de Montech - Montauban to Agen to Castets-en-Dorthe Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine
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

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

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.

External links

• Saint Louis hotel barge website

References