Batofar

Batofar

Ship data flag  Ireland other ship names Osprey Ship type Lightship Shipyard Philip and Son , Dartmouth building-costs 98,100 pounds Commissioning 1955 Decommissioning 1975 Whereabouts Restaurant in Paris

Ship dimensions and crew length 40.84 m ( Lüa ) width 7.62 m Draft Max. 4.57 m

The Batofar is a former lightship of the Commissioners of Irish Lights . The ship has been in Paris since 1999 and serves as a club with a restaurant. It has a capacity of 300 people.

The ship was built by the British shipyard Philip and Son in Dartmouth under the name Osprey and commissioned in 1955. It served as a lightship off the Irish coast until 1975. In May 1975 it was sold to New Ross Harbor Commissioners and was used as a depot ship in the port of New Ross until 1997 . In March 1998 it was sold to France. There it has served as a restaurant and party ship on the Seine in the 13th arrondissement of Paris since 1999 .

In Batofar DJ sets and live concerts of electronic music held occasionally rock concerts or artistic performances. A café-restaurant is set up on the deck.

Web links

Commons : Batofar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website batofar.fr

Footnotes

1. ^ Lightships in the Irish Lighthouse Service ( January 1, 2009 memento in the Internet Archive ), The Commissioners of Irish Lights.

Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 2 ° 22 ′ 45 ″  E