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American Queen Sets Sail

View of entrance from American Queen's bow. Delta Queen Steamboat Co.'s new sternwheeler, American Queen, was constructei

McDermott Shipyard to the design specs of Rodney E. Lay & Associates.

Br ' === 11 SB 5SS S3

Model US911/2250, 1,000-hp eac

Diesel generators (3) Caterpillc

Model 3516 DITA, 1/440 kW eac

Electric motor General Electri

CD6770 Frame, 1,000 h

Other Equipment

Bowthruster Schottel SST-110 LI

Radar Racal Decca M-252,

Antenna Shakespeare 399

Depth sounder Furui

Vertical capstan McElr

Model MSV125-D14

Vertical windlass McElr

Model MC-D14

Wind speed indicator Sea J

Model M50

Electric hoist Columbia H5600 A1 -

HVAC and chilled systems Tra

Refrigerated air dryer Ultr

Incinerator Hamworthy 41

Swing meter Rivertronics RT500,

Ship service compressors Quir

D370L base-mounl

Fuel separator Racor 225RM/

Fill/distiller brominator Everpure CV

Safety At Sea

Rescue boat Avon AV41

Inflatable liferafts SMR Technologi

Marine airhorn Kohlenberg G

Pumps

Bilge pump Durco 4X3US-1

Ballast pump Durco 4X3US-1

Fire pump Aurora 34

Reefer cooling pump Aurora 34

Diesel oil transfer pump Viki

Circulation pump Armstrc

Portable pump sump ....Jabsco 12210-00

Transfer pump Jabsco 12520-1C

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WORLDWIDE

Oslo (47-22) 68 90 80

Hong Kong (852) 7550161 • Dubai (971-4) 341642

Shanghai (86) 21 4811721 • Singapore (65) 8 61 52 20

Rotterdam (31 -10) 4 16 79 00 • Jakarta (6221) 640 8091

Wilmington, CA (310) 549-2550 • Miami, FL (305) 576-4410

Fairhaven, MA (508) 993-2631 • New York, NY (718) 855-7200 machinery aboard the vessel in- cludes antique steam engines sal- vaged from the steam dredge

Kennedy.

American Queen will cruise the inland waterways of the Mississippi

River and its tributaries, and was scheduled to begin its inaugural season on June 27, with a 16-night cruise from Pittsburgh, Pa., to New

Orleans, La.

For more information on McDermott

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American Queen

Specifications

Length 418.5 ft. (127.5 m)

Width 89.3 ft. (27.21 m)

Draft 8.5 ft. (2.5 m)

Gross tonnage 3,707

Speed 10 knots

Classification ABS Maltese Cross

A1 Passenger River Service

Main propulsion

Z-drives (2) Aquamaster-Rauma

The Delta Queen Steamboat Co. has christened its latest riverboatAmerican Queen, an overnight passenger vessel designed by Rodney E. Lay & Associates, of

Jacksonville, Fla., and constructed by McDermott Shipyard of Amelia,

La.

The 418.5-ft. (127.5-m) steamboat is reportedly the largest overnight passenger vessel built in a U.S. ship- yard since the 1950s, and was built at a cost of $65 million. Unique

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