- Creole Queen
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The Creole Queen as viewed from the Natchez, March 2011
The paddlewheeler Creole Queen is a 1,000 passenger riverboat operating out of the Port Of New Orleans. She is operated by New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc. She was built by Halter Marine at Moss Point, Mississippi along the lines of a turn-of-the-century sternwheeler and was christened into service in September 1983. She is 190 feet long and 40 feet wide. She has three decks, two of which house three dining and banquet rooms and a third top deck for covered outside seating. Her weight is 397 gross tons. She is docked at the Poydras Street dock adjacent to the Riverwalk and New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers. Her master is Captain Al Christian.
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Categories:- Paddle steamers of the United States
- Ships built in Mississippi
- 1983 ships
- Individual ship or boat stubs
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