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DELTA QUEEN steamboat
 

Delta Queen is an American steamboat. She is known for cruising the major rivers that constitute the tributaries of the Mississippi River, particularly in the American South, although she began service in California on the Sacramento River delta.

Delta Queen was built in 1926. She  was the last traditional steamboat carrying overnight passengers on America's inland waterways. The 174-passenger 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. She was towed to Houma, Louisiana, in March 2015 for refurbishing to her original condition.

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.

We build this primarily wood Delta Queen model in two sizes:

32"L x 10"W x 14" T  $3,590 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $300 flat rate.

44"L x 11"W x 16" T  $4,730 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $500 flat rate.

Lighting feature is included. A boat is not a riverboat without beautiful lighting. LED light powered by standard 9v battery for your convenience. Our model has realistic and beautiful lighting, including navigation light. 

Models are built per commission only. We require only a small deposit to start the process. The remaining balance won't be due until the model is completed. Please click here for lead time.

Don't be fooled by some bad Delta Queen models out there. They are very wrong in many features and miss important details. A quick look and you can see horrible hull shape, no DQ on the smokestack, incomplete pipe organ... They are a disgrace to the real ship.

                                                                                                                                 

"Received paddlewheel model today. Can't tell you in words how to describe this model. The detail is out of this world. Thank you very much for the lights, won't look the same without them. Got to mount the model and then enjoy. Thanks again and hope to do business again with you in the future. Bill"
 

"The Delta Queen model arrived today.  A day early. The hour spent unpacking it was well worth it. What a magnificent model. And it lights up... There was a second small lifeboat wrapped separately. I almost missed it. Bruce"

On December 4, 2018, president Donald Trump signed into law a measure that renews the vessel's exemption from the 1966 Safety at Sea Act. The act enables the Delta Queen to return to overnight cruise service through 2028 after repairs to the 91-year-old steamboat are complete. Please help preserve the beautiful Delta Queen here.

Learn more about the Delta Queen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Queen