Английская Википедия:Freycinet gauge

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Péniche on the Saint-Denis Canal

The Freycinet gauge (Шаблон:Lang-fr) is a standard governing the dimensions of the locks of some canals, put in place as a result of a law passed during the tenure of Charles de Freycinet as minister of public works of France, dating from 5 August 1879. The law required the size of lock chambers to be increased to a length of Шаблон:Convert, a width of Шаблон:Convert and a minimum water depth of Шаблон:Convert, thus allowing 300 to 350 tonne barges to pass through.[1]

Consequently, boats and barges, such as the péniche, built to the Freycinet gauge could not exceed Шаблон:Convert in length, Шаблон:Convert in breadth and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. Bridges and other structures built across the canals are required to provide Шаблон:Convert of clearance.[2]

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries many French canals were modernised to conform to the Freycinet standard. By 2001, Шаблон:Convert of navigable waterways in France corresponded to the Freycinet gauge, accounting for 23% of waterborne traffic.

European Classification

The Freycinet gauge corresponds to the Classification of European Inland Waterways class I gauge.

European Inland Waterway Boat Classifications[2]
Class Capacity Length Width Draught
0 Under 300 Tonne N/A N/A N/A
I 300 Tonne (the péniche) 38.5 m 5.05 m 2.5 m
II 600 Tonne 50 m 6.6 m 2.5 m
III 1000 Tonne 67 m 8.2 m 2.5 m
IV 1350 Tonne 80 m 9.5 m 2.5 m
V 2000 Tonne 95 m 11.5 m 2.7 m
VI 3000 Tonne and over N/A N/A N/A

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