The Delta Queen is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

Built in 1926, the 174-passenger Delta Queen was the last traditional steamboat carrying overnight passengers on America's inland waterways.  She hearkened back to a bygone era with stately wooden cabins and hardwood-paneled public rooms.

As of June 2009, Delta Queen is docked in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has been converted into a hotel. Fans of the Delta Queen have been lobbying Congress to extend the exemption, allowing the boat to resume operations on the nation's rivers.

Delta Queen's owner, Ambassadors International, is looking for a buyer who is committed to returning it to the water.

The lease Ambassadors International signed with a Chattanooga entrepreneur to operate the Delta Queen as a hotel requires the ship's priceless wooden and brass interior as well as its machinery to be left intact so the vessel can someday return to cruising.

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This model feature plank-on-frame construction.  All parts are wooden and metal.

    32"L x 10"W x 14" T          $1,490    S&H is $90

    To add 110v light feature:   $200  

Display case: https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/accessory/displaycase.htm

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