Talk:Barge

Question about multiple-unit barges
For multiple-unit barges hauling sand, gravel, iron ore, etc, the volume of which may vary considerably from day to day. The barge may consist of 4 units on Monday, but only one unit on Tuesday. My question is what is the trade term for each of those units to distinguish a unit from the barge as a whole?

Comment
PGU217.43.29.69 11:37, 20 May 2007 (UTC) "People working on the river had different skills. Stumpy barges were designed to get close into the shore so that goods could be loaded and unloaded. They could also pass under London’s bridges and carry goods far up river."

http://www.portcities.org.uk/onlineGallery/viewPublicGallery.cfm?ID=118 (rupert waters 15:37, 7 December 2005 (UTC))

I wonder if it may be worthwhile to point out that barges are also often used as floating work platforms in marine construction.

I seem to notice an omission of any reference to the Thames Sailing Barge which played a great roll in cargo carrying on the London river, and even at the Dunkirk evacuation.

Barge versus riverboat

 * To most people a barge-style boat but with a motor, is a barge: see "quacks like a duck". Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:39, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism
Regarding the vandalism by the ip address, 89.240.115.135, I have not the power to block the ip address, who do I alert.Oliver Barge (talk) 18:57, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The address is here, but the offender doesn't yet qualify: there's a "four strikes" rule, with escalating warnings on his/her talk page each time. --Old Moonraker (talk) 21:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I see, thanksOliver Barge (talk) 12:11, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Bear Grylls lives in a barge
Someone who is good at editing and writing should add that! =] — Preceding unsigned comment added by WolfgangAzureus (talk • contribs) 03:10, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

American Bias
This article is seriously slanted towards American terminology. Can someone (who knows more about this than I!) have a look at this? 124.169.19.126 (talk) 23:35, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Ugoorbarge. ;)
Сделать "носовую часть" створами открывющихся и закрывающихся ворот. Дно поднять, створы - упаковать. Перед выходом - обратно.

Увеличение длины в 2 раза уменьшит мощность "лобового сопротивления" 8-кратно. Што аэро- - што гидро-.

Об "отбортовке" днища штоб напустить туда сжатого воздуха - я раньше ужЕ сказал. Как если "дирижабль надводный". Снизу. Не весь.

Будет экономия дизельного топлива. На ~5 баржей. При тех же тратах 5-ое увеличение "объёма грузопоставок".

Может и "логистика" .. Но с этим наверное к философам.

176.59.208.16 (talk) 03:48, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Я хотел добавить.
Но вы выбросили то што я написал. Глядя на вас я тоже вышвырнул жалкие и никчемные триллионные доллары. Философия - вещь недосягаемая! Ведь лучше сдохнуть с голода. Если я правильно понял. Или чё ?

176.59.198.153 (talk) 06:18, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Bargee redirects here (but shouldn't)
I clicked on "Bargee" in the personal life section of Ronnie Woods (Rolling Stones) page.

"Wood was born in Hillingdon, west London, into a family of English 'bargees' (river/canal barge operators, sometimes called 'water gypsies'). He has said that his generation was the first in the family to be born on dry land."

So it seems that a disambiguation page would be more in order. It would also be nice if someone made page about these bargees. --Óli Gneisti (talk) 16:21, 14 October 2021 (UTC)