| 词条 | Gordon C. Greene (steamboat) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 |
Gordon C. Greene was a paddle steamer, launched in 1923, that operated under several names before sinking in St. Louis in 1967. Ship historyThe ship was built by the Howard Ship Yards & Dock Company (now Jeffboat) at Jeffersonville, Indiana, for the Eagle Packet Company as the Cape Giradeau.[2] She was engaged in the packet trade, initially carrying passengers and freight between Louisville, Kentucky and St. Louis, Missouri, with annual trips to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.[3] In 1935 she was sold to Greene Line for $50,000,[3] and renamed Gordon C. Greene, after the founder of the company, to operate as a tourist boat on the Ohio River between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, while still often making her annual trips to New Orleans.[1] In 1936 her Captain, Thomas R. Greene added an extra "sun deck", increasing the number of passenger cabins, and she was later converted from coal to oil fuel. However, as time went on the boat suffered a series of mechanical breakdowns and was eventually withdrawn from service in 1951.[3] In 1952 she was sold, and then passed through a series of owners, none of whom seemed able to make her a profitable concern. First, under the name Sara Lee, she was converted to a floating hotel at Portsmouth, Ohio. Soon afterwards she was renamed River Queen to serve as a floating restaurant at Owensboro, Kentucky, and was later fitted out as a tourist attraction at Bradenton, Florida. In 1954 her boilers were removed and were fitted into the steamboat Avalon (now the Belle of Louisville). In 1960 she was towed to New Orleans to be converted to a night club, but was soon at Hannibal, Missouri, serving as a restaurant. In 1964 she was sold for the last time, and was based at St. Louis as a bar and restaurant. There, on the morning of 3 December 1967, the River Queen sank at her moorings.[1] FilmographyThe ship also appeared in several films.[3]
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url= http://www.riverboatdaves.com/riverboats/c.html#CGIRA |title= Riverboats: Caddo - Cinderella |work=riverboatdaves.com |year=2010 |accessdate=2 July 2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/719thcentury/howard.htm |title=Howard's Shipyard Co. |first=Tim |last=Colton |work=shipbuildinghistory.com |year=2013 |accessdate=2 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127224530/http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/719thcentury/howard.htm |archivedate=27 January 2013 |df= }} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url= http://www.steamboats.org/history-education/greene-line-steamer-gordon-c-greene.html |title=Portrait of the Gordon C. Greene |first=Franz |last=Neumeier |work=steamboats.org |year=2013 |accessdate=2 July 2013}} External links
4 : 1923 ships|Ships built in Jeffersonville, Indiana|Paddle steamers of the United States|Delta Queen Steamboat Company |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。