Solvay 64

Solvay 64, registration NY3035F, was built in 1930 in Villeneuve la Garenne. All information is taken from Vagus-Vagrant unless otherwise indicated.

Solvay 64 was put up for sale in 1987, the year the Solvay fleet ended, when Yvon and Raymonde VAN HOEYLANDT changed their ownership. It became "Coeur de Loup" and was converted into the headquarters for a company specializing in trade fair, exhibition, and congress organization. It is currently based in Issy-les-Moulineaux (92).

Solvay 64 at the Lesdins tunnel on the canal de Saint Quentin:

A photo of the last four Solvay barges awaiting sale in May 1988. That day, with heavy hearts, we came to moor our 107 alongside its last companions. For us, a chapter was closing, but we will never forget this period of our lives, which for me was the best:

An early view of Solvay 64 in issue 36 of Vie Batelier in September 1985:

In Pagny-sur-Meuse opposite where nowadays there's a long pontoon for pleasure boats:

From the 1940s:

Iced in at Ligny-en-Barois in 1985 with Solvay 111:

Decorated for a wedding in Dombasle with Solvay 77:

Here are some pictures of Couer de Loup:

And this is from 2018 at Issy-les-Moulineaux (92):