#25 also gets used to triangulate gunshot in urban area, they got multiple setup around an area to calculate where shots come from, very accurate to a couple of meters.
The dutch barge may well be dutch, but it was evidently a sea-going vessel, not just for canals. A canal barge wouldn't need a bowsprit, and they usually had very low freeboard (low sides, in other words) whereas this vessel has quite a high freeboard.
#25 also gets used to triangulate gunshot in urban area, they got multiple setup around an area to calculate where shots come from, very accurate to a couple of meters.
The dutch barge may well be dutch, but it was evidently a sea-going vessel, not just for canals. A canal barge wouldn't need a bowsprit, and they usually had very low freeboard (low sides, in other words) whereas this vessel has quite a high freeboard.