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State of Pennsylvania (steamboat)
''State of Pennsylvania'' was a steamboat that was built in Wilmington, Delaware in 1923, along with her identical sister ship ''State of Delaware''. The steamboat operated on the Delaware River between her homeport of Wilmington and the cities of Chester and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, as well as Riverview Park in Pennsville, New Jersey. Regular service on these routes was stopped in 1960. The boat foundered near her dock on the Christina River in 1970. In 1979, she was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔 In 1988, the upper decks were destroyed by a deliberately set fire, and in 2005 the hull was removed and scrapped as a hazard to navigation, all without the ship being raised.
== Design ==
''State of Pennsylvania'' and ''State of Delaware'' were "the most powerful...the widest and tallest single screw propeller riverboats on the East Coast."〔Elliot and Athon, § 8, p. 1〕 The two vessels were long with an overall length of , with four decks. Approximately 80% of each ship was constructed of steel to help fireproof them. They drew .
''State of Pennsylvania'' was later extended by to an overall length of with the addition of a "raked bow" in 1944. Both ships were equipped with a triple expansion steam engine, which gave them an operating speed of . ''State of Pennsylvania'' was the first riverboat to have a "coordinated whistle-light assembly" installed; the mechanism caused two lights on either side of the whistle to flash in sync with the signaling of the whistle.〔Elliot and Athon, § 7, pp. 1–2〕
The hull was occupied by the engine room, fuel oil tanks, crew's mess, and crew quarters. The purser's office, boatswain's lockers, a soda fountain, lounges and rest rooms were located on the first or Main deck. The second or Saloon deck included the ballroom and bandstand and an open observation area. The third and fourth decks were terraced observation decks, with two raised steps allowing passengers in the middle of the deck to see over passengers nearer the railings. The top deck also included the pilot house, officer's quarters, life rafts and six life boats.〔Elliot and Athon, § 7, p. 1〕
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