Solvay 77

Solvay 77, registration NY3131F, was built in 1931 at Villeneuve la Garenne with a 30hp Deutz engine. All information is from Vagus-Vagrant.fr unless otherwise stated.

Solvay 77 was put up for sale in 1985 upon the retirement of Raymond and Paulette Parent. It was bought by Mr. & Mrs. D., a boatman from Flize (08), who renamed it "Neptune". After a few short years of sailing, they sold it. Around 1990, the couple Jean Marie & Nicole S., a boatman from Ponthion (55), bought it, keeping its name "Neptune". It ended its career cruising the sands of the Moselle River. Unfortunately, it was scrapped in November 2024 in Pierre-la-Treiche (54).

Here is Solvay 77 decorated for a wedding alongside Solvay 64 in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe:

In Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, in front of the Maugras saltworks, in 1975: Solvay 77, Solvay 68 and the B3 tug:

Solvay 77 in the bassin du Commerce in Strasbourg:

Solvay 77 was involved in the strikes of 1936. Here she is on the far left at Conflans:

A view of several Solvay boats moored with her:

Here she is at Congis in Seine-et-Marne:

On the Meuse in Belgium:

When she was sold in 1985 Solvay 77 was renamed Neptune and continued commercial work:

These next four photos are of her at Pierre-la-Treiche in Spring 2011:

With name and registration on the anchor:

On November 30th 2024, Guillaume Kiffer learnt that the Neptune (the name chosen when Solvay 77 was sold) was being dismantled at Pierre-la-Treiche: