The Mississippi Queen was the second-largest paddle wheel driven river steamboat ever built, second only to the larger American Queen. The ship was the largest such steamboat when she was completed in
Mississippi Queen (center), with the Delta Queen along her starboard side, moored at the Tall Stacks Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio in October 2003. The Majestic appears on the right.
American Queen
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American Queen was a Louisiana-built river steamship said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. American Queen's primary mode of propulsion is its stern paddlewheel powered by a steam engine e
Mississippi Queen (steamboat)
…The Mississippi Queen was the second-largest paddle wheel driven river steamboat ever built, second only to the larger American Queen. The ship was the largest such steamboat when she was completed in 1976 by the Delta Queen Steamboat Company at Jeffboat in Indiana and was a seven-deck…
The American Queen
The steam whistle of the American Queen, located in front of the port side bridge wing
An aerial view of American Queen's upper decks 4, 5 and 6. The bridge deck and pilot house are located just aft of the smoke stacks.
American Queen docked at the bottom of Silver Street in Natchez, Mississippi.