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''American Queen'' is said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. The ship was built in 1995 and is a six-deck recreation of a classic Mississippi riverboat, built by McDermott Shipyard for the ''Delta Queen'' Steamboat Company. Although the ''American Queen's'' stern paddlewheel is indeed powered by a genuine steam plant, her secondary propulsion, in case of an emergency and for maneuverability around tight areas where the paddle wheel can not navigate, comes from a set of diesel-electric propellers known as Z-drives on either side of the sternwheel.〔 She has 222 state rooms for a capacity of 436 guests and a crew of 160. She is long and wide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.americanqueensteamboatcompany.com )〕 The Str. ''American Queen'' was retired to the reserve fleet in Violet, Louisiana, on 20 November 2008. Due to the failure of Majestic America Line (her owner) she was returned to the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) who held her $30 million mortgage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Queen )〕 The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration records the ship's movement to the Beaumont Reserve Fleet on January 22, 2009. As of April 2011 ''American Queen'' is under contract for $15.5 million to HMS Global Maritime, based in New Albany, Indiana. Based on the August, 2011 U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration inventory, the ship was sold on August 2, 2009 and departed the Beaumont Reserve Fleet for Memphis, Tennessee. The new operator, The American Queen Steamboat Company announced plans to return her to Mississippi River service from a port in Memphis, Tennessee. She rejoined her fellow sternwheeler steamboats ''Natchez'', ''Chautauqua Belle'', ''Minne-Ha-Ha'', and the ''Belle of Louisville''. She is currently in service. In April 2012, the 436-passenger American Queen began a season of three- to 10-night voyages out of a variety of southern and Midwest homeports, including Saint Paul, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Natchez, Vicksburg, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Memphis. In 2012 the ''American Queen'' participated for the first time in the Great Steamboat Race.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kdf.org/news-New-Vessel-to-Participate-in-2012-Great-Steamboat-Race.html )〕 It came in second place. The American Queen Steamboat is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In 2013 American Queen was fully refurbished and expansions were made to her dining areas and public venues. ==Facilities== American Queen offers guests a state-of-the-art gym and spa, The Front Porch Café, which is open 24-hours a day, The River Grill & Bar, Grand Saloon for evening entertainment and the J.M. White Dining Saloon, which is the vessels main dining area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Queen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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