Aslaug (barge)

Aslaug moored at Cappy on a canal section of the river Somme
History
France
Name	Aslaug
Owner	Arnild Barging
Route	Canal de la Somme
Builder	Ament Metaalbewerking, Kinrooi, Belgium
Launched	2006
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Commercial passenger vessel
Tonnage	90 tonnes
Length	24 m (79 ft)
Beam	4.85 m (15.9 ft)
Height	3.30 m (10.8 ft)
Draught	1.20 m (3.9 ft)
Propulsion	single 225 hp John Deere diesel engine
Capacity	6 passengers
Crew	2 crew
Notes	Fuel capacity 10,500 litres, Water capacity 6500 litres, Grey/black water capacity 3500 litres

Aslaug is a replica Luxemotor Dutch barge built in 2005/2006 to operate as a hotel barge on the French waterways. She is one of around 50 hotel barges operating in France, and currently offers holiday cruises on the river Somme (Canal de la Somme), between Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme and Péronnes. She is the only hotel barge operating on this waterway.^[1] Aslaug was named after a queen of Norse mythology.