Harbour

Chantier Des Torpilleurs

Name: Chantier Des Torpilleurs
Address: Tancarville, FR
Telephone: +33 2 35 31 73 98

2.7Tancarville, FranceCôte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast

Type: Harbour

Boatyard and pontoon on the Canal de Tancarville at Tancarville, Seine estuary, Normandie, at the foot of the Pont de Tancarville.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Access via the Canal de Tancarville, which links the Seine at Tancarville lock to Le Havre basins. No tidal constraint inside the canal. The lock at Tancarville separates the canal from the tidal Seine.

Practical

Boatyard with lifting and wintering. Pontoon for small craft. Village of Tancarville for basic shops within 1 km.

History

The Canal de Tancarville was opened in 1887 to give barges a tide-free route between the Seine and Le Havre, bypassing the estuary sandbanks. The Pont de Tancarville suspension bridge above the site was inaugurated in 1959, with a main span of 608 m.