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American Queen
1995 recreation Mississippi river steamboat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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30.024°N 94.001°W / 30.024; -94.001
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Name | American Queen |
Owner | American Cruise Lines |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Route | Mississippi River and tributaries |
Builder | McDermott Shipyard |
Cost | US$ 65 million |
Laid down | 1994 |
Launched | 1995 |
Christened |
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Maiden voyage | June 9, 1995[1] |
In service | 1995 |
Out of service | October 2001 |
Identification | IMO number: 9084542 |
Status | Refitting |
Notes | Re-sailed under American Queen Steamboat Company |
Route | Mississippi River and tributaries |
Launched | 1995 |
Completed | 1995 |
In service | January 2003[2] |
Out of service | November 20, 2008 |
Identification | IMO number: 9084542 |
Owner | Hornblower Group |
Port of registry | Violet, Louisiana then Beaumont, Texas |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Steamboat |
Tonnage | 3707 |
Length | 418 ft (127 m) |
Beam | 89 ft (27 m) |
Height | 109.5 ft (33.4 m) |
Draught | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
Decks | 7 (6 passenger 1 crew) |
Installed power | Steam engine and diesel-electric |
Propulsion | Paddlewheel and Z-drive |
Capacity | 222 staterooms, 436 passengers |
Crew | 160 |
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American Queen is a Louisiana-built river steamship said to be the largest river steamboat ever built.[3] Although the American Queen's stern paddlewheel is indeed powered by a steam engine, her secondary propulsion, in case of an emergency and for maneuverability around tight areas where the paddle wheel can not navigate, comes from a set of diesel-electric propellers known as Z-drives on either side of the sternwheel.[2] She has 222 state rooms for a capacity of 436 guests and a crew of 160. She is 418 feet (127 m) long and 89 feet (27 m) wide.[4]