The American Queen, a luxurious traditional steamboat (paddle-wheeled riverboat) launched in 1995, is 127.4 m (418 ft) long and has a displacement of 4,891 tonnes (10.78 million lb). Built at a cost of $65 million (£41 million at 1995 rates) by the Delta Queen Steamboat Company, it has six passenger decks and place for around 450 passengers. American Queen is propelled by a 45 tonne (99,200 lb) paddle wheel which is 9.1 m(30 ft) wide and 8.5 m (28 ft) in diameter. Full speficications in the attached document headed 'Statistics'. In the US the term 'steamboat' applies specifically to paddle-wheeled riverboats, rather than any vessel powered by steam.
