Queen of the West (ship)
 The sternwheeler Queen of the West, a 1995-built replica steamboat, on the Columbia River near Hood River, Oregon. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
| |
| Name: | Queen of the West |
| Owner: | American Cruise Lines |
| Builder: | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders - Freeland WA, USA. Hull S-110.[1] |
| In service: | 1995[1] |
| Homeport: | Portland, Oregon |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Overnight riverboat |
| Tonnage: | 2115 gross tonnes [2] |
| Length: | 232 ft (71 m)[3] |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
| Draft: | 7 ft (2.1 m)[1] |
| Propulsion: |
Main Engines: 2 x 12V396MTU diesels @ 1750 HP each, Auxiliary Engines: 2 x 500 KW each[1] |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[3] |
| Complement: | 120 passengers[3] currently, 167 as built [1] |
Queen of the West is an overnight riverboat originally built in 2015 at Nichols Bros. Boat Builders for the American West Steamboat Company[1] for overnight river cruising on the Columbia & Snake Rivers within the United States. She is currently owned and operated by American Cruise Lines. The Queen of the West originally carried up to 167 passengers,[1] but now carries 120 following her 2011 refurbishment for ACL. The ship has 67 cabins spread over 4 decks.[3]
On August 4, 2015, ACL announced that Queen of the West would be joined by her 150 passenger sister ship, American Pride, on the Columbia in early 2016.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "S-110 M/V Queen of the West". Nichols Bros Boat Builders. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Queen of the West". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Queen of the West Ship Profile and Statistics". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "New paddle wheeler to debut on Columbia and Snake rivers". USA Today. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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