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Post subject: Campaign to save paddle steamer
 Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 03:53 PM
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Politicians in Scotland have joined a campaign to save a Mississippi paddle steamer from being scrapped. The Delta Queen, which was built in Dumbarton in 1926, is the last of the iconic stern wheel river boats.
In the United States, the vessel is classed as a National Historic Landmark and has cruised the southern states for more than 60 years.
The steamer's licence is being withdrawn due to health and safety regulations and its future is in doubt. The luxurious Delta Queen, with her huge stern paddle wheel, multiple decks and tall twin smoke stacks was built at William Denny & Brothers on the banks of the River Leven.
Denny were shallow draft specialists and exported river boats across the world. The Delta Queen, which was the flagship and is now the last of its type, will be retired in October 2008.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 001923.stm
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Posted: Sep 20, 2007 - 02:45 AM
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| That is not good news. I always wanted to take a cruise down the Mississippi River from Pittsburg to New Orleans. Does this mean no more cruises down the river? |
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