Page 32: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (November 1983)

Halter-Built Paddlewheeler

Is First Exhibit Completed

For 1984 Louisiana

World's Fair

Reportedly the first completed exhibit of the 1984 Louisiana

World's Fair became a reality recently when the 1,000 passen- ger paddlewheel riverboat Creole

Queen was christened in New

Orleans.

The new 190-foot by 40-foot sternwheeler which was built by

Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans,

La., for New Orleans Paddle- wheels, Inc. will serve Fair visi- tors from her Mississippi River berth at the New Orleans Hilton hotel complex with seven daily,

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This diesel-electric powered paddlewheeler uses Caterpillar engines, GE generators and Reliance drive motors. two-hour harbor cruises during the Fair.

Warren Reuther Jr., president of New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc., said the 8 a.m. cruise which will dock in time for the Fair's daily opening will feature a champagne breakfast complete with live Dix- ieland jazz, and the 8 p.m. cruise will include a Creole dinner, Dix- ieland band, and fireworks display.

Mr. Reuther said there are three major party/dining rooms on the

Creole Queen: the Creole Room which can accommodate 300 peo- ple; the Queen's Room which can handle 125 people; and the King's

Room which can serve 100 people.

The Creole Room and the Queen's

Room also contain dance floors, and all three are equipped with complete bars. The topside Prome- nade Deck can accommodate up to 125 people.

Breaking the traditional cham- pagne bottles were Mrs. Ann

Reuther, Mrs. Betty Smith, Mrs.

Rita Clare Quartano, and Mrs.

Leslie Quartano, wives of the owners. "While the Creole Queen retains the look of a paddlewheel river- boat of a bygone era she utilizes an ultramodern diesel electric pro- pulsion plant linked to a revolu- tionary cost-saving paddle drive system," said R.J. Shopf, presi- dent of Halter Marine, Inc.

Mr. Shopf said diesel electric propulsion was chosen because it makes the boat quieter, more fuel efficient, and vibration free. The

Creole Queen's diesel electric sys- tem was provided by General Elec- tric through Continental Electric

Company of Harahan, La. She is powered by three Caterpillar D353 engines coupled to three General

Electric 300-kw generators. To- gether they produce 900 kilowatts of electricity for the two 350- horsepower Reliance Electric mo- tors that turn the paddlewheel.

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