Queen of the West (ship)

For the 1854 sidewheel steamer, see USS Queen of the West (1854).
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 1995 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "S-110 M/V Queen of the West". Nichols Bros Boat Builders. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Queen of the West". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queen of the West Ship Profile and Statistics". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "New paddle wheeler to debut on Columbia and Snake rivers". USA Today. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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