Delta Queen
The Delta Queen in Memphis, Tennessee in May 2003 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Port of registry | Cincinnati, United States |
| Ordered | 1924 |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland |
| In service | 1927 |
| Out of service | 2008 |
| Identification |
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| Status | planned refurbishment |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Paddle steamer |
| Tonnage | 1,650 long tons (1,676 t) |
| Length | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Capacity | 176 passengers |
Delta Queen (river steamboat) | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| Coordinates | 29.593339350726467, -90.66172983962473 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000495 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | June 29, 1989 |
The Delta Queen is an American sternwheel steamboat. She is known for cruising the major rivers that constitute the tributaries of the Mississippi River, particularly in the American South, although she began service in California on the Sacramento River delta for which she gets her name. She was docked in Chattanooga, Tennessee and served as a floating hotel until purchased by the newly formed Delta Queen Steamboat Company. She was towed to Houma, Louisiana, in March 2015 for refurbishing to her original condition.
The Delta Queen is 285 feet (87 m) long, 58 feet (18 m) wide, and draws 11.5 feet (3.5 m). She weighs 1,650 tons (1,676 metric tons), with a capacity of 176 passengers. Her cross-compound steam engines generate 2,000 indicated horsepower (1,500 kW), powering a stern-mounted paddlewheel. Built in 1927, she is the last surviving steam-powered overnight passenger boat plying the watershed of the Mississippi. In 1989, she was designated a National Historic Landmark. Originally, she was built as an equal to her sister ship, the Delta King, which is currently moored in Sacramento.