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French motor |
after WWII new shipbuilding was commissioned by
the national French Rhine shipping company (CFNR) at shipyards in the United
States and Canada. Series of ships were thus designed and built in sections,
brought across the Atlantic and put together in Holland - a rather unusual
and modern way of shipbuilding at the time, since, although standards for
shipbuilding did exist, most ships were either 'unique' or built in small
series. As compared to the usual plump canal barges, the 'French motors'
themselves were designed to navigate the upper Rhine, where strong currents
prevail. They were not particularly suited for (un)loading bulk cargo. |
