Murray River Queen

The Murray River Queen is an Australian paddle steamer built at Hindmarsh Island in 1974 as a luxury passenger cruise boat. She is a tourist boat carrying passengers on the Murray River in South Australia. For many years, her home port was Goolwa where she offered week-long cruises operated by her builders, the Veenstra family. She was the first of several large boats built by the Veenstras for the Murray River, they later also built the M.V. Murray Explorer and PS Murray Princess. Her home port is now Waikerie, South Australia, where she operates as a working hostel for backpackers.

Registration:

Registration Opened: 1979
Registration Closed: Current
Registered Number: 385271
Owner (at time of registration): Murray River Queen Pty Ltd.

Measurements:

Engine: 205 Hp (Diesel)
Dimensions: Length 156.36, Breadth 26, Depth 7.7 (feet)
Tonnage: 878.97
Construction: Steel

References

Marshal, Brian (1988). Paddle boats of the Murray-Darling River System. Mercury Publishing.
"Murray River Queen: In the Riverland region of South Australia". Postcards from South Australia: Channel Nine television show. World Wide Web Architects Pty Ltd. Retrieved 2007-07-17.

External links

"Waikerie Murray River Queen". Retrieved 2007-07-17.

River Murray paddlesteamers and paddleboats

Historical (lost) vessels

1852-1873	PS Mary Ann (1852) PS Lady Augusta (1853)

1874-1899

1900-1949

Surviving vessels

1852-1873	PS Adelaide (1866)

1874-1899	PS Hero (1874) PS Avoca (1877) PS Success (1877) PS Mayflower (1884) PS Marion (1897)

1900-1949	PS Ruby (1907) PS Oscar W (1908) PS Industry (1911) PS Pevensey (1911) PS Canberra (1912) PS Alexander Arbuthnot (1916) PS Pride of the Murray (1924)

1950-1999	PS Murray River Queen (1974) PS Emmylou (1982) PS Murray Princess (1986)

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