River barge question.....

[Fibber]

..... with the proliferation of replacement ships ( THANKS Stuart , et. al :wavey:) I was wondering if any were done for the ETO. I was watching some films lately and they were of strafing of the Rhine River barge traffic and those appear different than those that have been done for the PTO. Can anyone guide me on this or which one of Stuarts, or others, barges suffice.
TIA

[wolfi]

Those river barges are sometimes selfpropelled, if not, they are towed with a tug. Mybe you can serch yourself, I looked for "ww2 rhein flussschiff 1940" or "Rhine river barge"

Deutschland hafen duisburg Schwarzweiß-Stockfotos und -bilder - Alamy (https://www.waz.de/staedte/duisburg/article6514376/fotoreise-durch-den-groessten-binnenhafen-europas-in-duisburg.html)
Fotoreise durch den größten Binnenhafen Europas in Duisburg (waz.de)
Die Binnenschiffe – Heimatverein Haren – Ems e.V (heimatverein-haren.de) (https://www.heimatverein-haren.de/schifffahrtsmuseum/schifffahrts-und-reedereigeschichte/die-binnenschiffe/)
Here is a site and top view plan of a more modern ship, but the design over all didn't much change: technik-002.jpg (1536×968) (ddr-binnenschifffahrt.de) (https://www.ddr-binnenschifffahrt.de/fotogalerie-gross/technik-002.jpg)
Diverse Binnenschiffe (der-lustige-modellbauer.com) (https://www.der-lustige-modellbauer.com/t21785-diverse-binnenschiffe)
Altes Binnenschiff | Jordbergkirche (https://www.jordbergkirche.de/2020/11/altes-binnenschiff/)
WDR Retro ∙ Hier und heute: Mehr Schiffskollisionen auf dem Rhein? | ARD Mediathek (https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/wdr-retro-hier-und-heute/mehr-schiffskollisionen-auf-dem-rhein/wdr/Y3JpZDovL3dkci5kZS9CZWl0cmFnLTdmNTIyNGZkLWYxN2EtND YyOS04NzVmLWE0OGZkMDBjMmU2Zg)
Rhine river barge 'Helena' - Artitecshop (https://www.artitecshop.com/en/rhine-river-barge-helena.html)

I Hope those links's work for you

wolfi

[Fibber]

....Thanks for the reply and info. Gives me a idea what to look for. I do remember seeing something like this on the Danube recently, except a lot smaller.:wavey: I guess one could use Stuarts Merchant barges 01 and such and some PSK tugs for the unpowered ones. Will look around for more possibilities for the self-propelled.