La Reine Pedauque (barge)

La Reine Pédauque is a former freight-carrying barge of Freycinet type, converted into a hotel barge and operating on the Canal de Bourgogne in central France. She is one of around 60 barges offering cruises on the smaller waterways of Europe, mainly France.[1]

History
France
NameLa Reine Pédauque
OperatorGreen Beenz SAS
Port of registryLyon LY1873
RouteDijon-Vandenesse (Canal de Bourgogne)
BuilderGeste Munde, Dortmund
Launched1922
Christenedunknown
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeCommercial passenger vessel, 'Freycinet' type
Tonnage250
Length38.50 m (126.3 ft)
Beam5.05 m (16.6 ft)
Height3.65 m (12.0 ft)
Draught1.45 m (4.8 ft)
Decks2
PropulsionBaudouin DK4, 73.60 kW
Speed13 km/h maximum, usually 6 km/h on canal
Capacity8 passengers
Crew5 crew
NotesHolds 7000 litres water and 900 litres fuel

History

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La Reine Pédauque is one of relatively few barges of Freycinet dimensions built in Germany, at the Dortmund yard of Geeste Munde. Built in 1922, she operated throughout the French canal system carrying various dry cargoes such as grain and aggregates.[2] She was converted into a hotel barge and renamed in 1984. She was acquired and refitted by the current owners in 2016, and operates on the Canal de Bourgogne in the Ouche valley, between Dijon and Vandenesse.

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  1. ^ Les péniches hôtels en France (PDF). Béthune, France: Voies Navigables de France. 2015. pp. 12–18.
  2. ^ "Luxury Cruises in France aboard La Reine Pédauque". www.lareinepedauque.com.
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