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289:(MRC) during a high- and low-water inspection trip each year. Commissioners hold meetings at river towns in the boat's hearing room, which can seat 115 people. Its dining room has a capacity of 85 people. The boat has 22 staterooms and can handle 150 passengers. The Corps also uses it as a "giant floating ambassador".
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was a diesel-powered vessel with an all-steel superstructure. Powered by two 8-cylinder engines, for a total of 3720 horsepower, for extra maneuverability it used controllable pitch propellers which allowed it to generate a reverse thrust of over 70% in the forward direction. The four levels on the
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Built: 1927, HOWARD SHIPYARD, JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA. Length: 213.2, Beam: 38, Depth of Hold: 7.2, Gross Tons: 761, Displacement: 983. Hull: STEEL. Engine: REMOVED/ORIG. STEAM. Preservation Status: GOOD CONDITION, 60% ORIGINAL FABRIC, LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, REF. NO.
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in 1975. The boat was purchased by a group of interested citizens who planned to bring her to
Marietta as part of the Bicentennial project. Those citizens formed a not-for-profit corporation, the Ohio Showboat Drama Inc., and in the summer of 1976, the musical
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In 1984, the boat sank during a spring flood with heavy damage to her hull and superstructure, but she was raised and returned after repairs for the 1985 season. The theater operated until 2006. It was evicted from there by the City of
Marietta and moved to
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superstructure were the main deckhouse, second deckhouse, texas deckhouse, and the pilothouse. It served as a towboat and inspection vessel until decommissioned in 1993. On
September 26, 2007, it was moved to its permanent location on land at the
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celebration, by the Mid-Ohio Valley
Players on the decks and an adjacent barge with 3,000 people watching from the shore. The boat was permanently moored on the
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was built in 1899 as a dredge tender. Selected in 1920 as the new MRC inspection vessel, two years later it was rebuilt and re-designated
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was built in St. Louis in 1882. It was used by the MRC for its spring and fall inspection trips from St. Louis to
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on
September 21, 1983. On the night of February 19, 2010, during severe winter weather conditions, the showboat
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3 Caterpillar 3606 diesels (6276 hp. total) turning 3 5-blade 93-inch-diameter (2,400 mm) propellers
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and machinery were determined to no longer be serviceable in 1926, a new hull,
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958:"Ohio Arts & Sports Facilities Commission: Annual Report FY 2004"
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Rickey, John; Chuck
Minsker; Jim Pogue; Susan Jackson (June 2006).
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15 mph (24 km/h); 8 mph (13 km/h) with tow
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http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/ships/lists/typ_2ppa.htm
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1143:. United States Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from
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3 Caterpillar 3408 diesels at 350 kW (470 hp)
1090:"After a stroll down Washington, boat takes its berth"
1053:"Sunk!: Reason Becky Thatcher took on water not known"
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Riverboat owner to float restaurant idea on river here
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from its predecessor was moved atop the new hull at
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Crews begin demolishing historic ship on Ohio River
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1055:. Parkersburg News and Sentinel February 22, 2010.
1116:"$ 5 million headed here for Corps museum, boat"
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36:On left, with barge used to reduce bow wave.
1141:"MV Mississippi moved to new dry-land home"
920:Welcome Aboard The Mississippi (DP 360-1-2)
865:"The Corps of Engineer's Overall Response"
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397:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
304:, and used as a floating command center.
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690:was performed as part of the town's U.S
1088:Fields, Lauchlin (September 26, 2007).
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778:on the Tennessee River, August 11, 2011
1183:Ships built in Moss Point, Mississippi
1114:Hebert, Amanda V. (December 9, 2005).
934:"National Register Information System"
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251:United States Army Corps of Engineers
61:United States Army Corps of Engineers
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939:National Register of Historic Places
735:National Register of Historic Places
708:National Register of Historic Places
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878:(6). United States Army: 10, 11.
698:, near where the mouth meets the
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828:"Mississippi River Commission"
791:Lower Mississippi River Museum
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1026:, Saturday, October 17, 2009.
989:. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
277:is a working towboat for the
16:United States Army river boat
1188:Shipwrecks of the Ohio River
808:Mississippi River Commission
666:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
605:, and engines were built at
378:United States historic place
287:Mississippi River Commission
1178:Mississippi Valley Division
803:Mississippi Valley Division
793:in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
763:Motor Vessel Mississippi IV
530:U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
283:Mississippi Valley Division
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336:. In 1919 it was renamed
1078:, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
1020:Becky arrives at new home
659:, after the character in
548:NRHP reference
495:40.5121000°N 80.1201000°W
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724:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
669:. It was then moved to
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587:that was based upon the
535:Architectural style
425:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
281:Memphis District of the
189: in (15.888 m)
1075:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
1006:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
741:sank at its mooring on
733:. It was added to the
676:Showboat Becky Thatcher
607:Jeffersonville, Indiana
500:40.5121000; -80.1201000
205:12 ft (3.7 m)
159:241 ft (73 m)
135:General characteristics
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334:New Orleans, Louisiana
316:vessels of this name.
302:Vicksburg, Mississippi
265:towboat on the river.
197:8 ft (2.4 m)
167:58 ft (18 m)
80:VT Halter Marine, Inc.
944:National Park Service
770:
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712:National Park Service
706:was entered into the
647:Saint Louis, Missouri
633:decommissioned it at
312:There have been five
261:. It is the largest
970:on December 31, 2008
714:in September 1983.
673:, where it was the
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462:Final location was
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1068:Dennis B. Roddy, "
844:on August 23, 2007
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637:. Converted to a
635:Memphis, Tennessee
564:September 21, 1983
514:less than one acre
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340:(for the historic
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1120:The Vickburg Post
1094:The Vickburg Post
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872:Soldiers Magazine
653:, it was renamed
615:Paducah, Kentucky
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294:Hurricane Katrina
259:Mississippi River
257:operating on the
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739:Becky Thatcher
720:Neville Island
704:Becky Thatcher
671:Marietta, Ohio
656:Becky Thatcher
593:Mississippi II
589:Mississippi II
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486:80°7′12.36″W
468:Pennsylvania
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785:Mississippi
772:Mississippi
573:Mississippi
498: /
474:Coordinates
366:Mississippi
329:Mississippi
321:Mississippi
298:Mississippi
292:During the
275:Mississippi
246:Mississippi
175:52 ft
109:MMSI number
51:Mississippi
24:Mississippi
1193:1993 ships
1167:Categories
1151:August 10,
1125:August 10,
1099:August 10,
1036:83002066.
974:August 11,
897:August 10,
848:August 10,
814:References
747:Ohio River
728:texas-deck
700:Ohio River
661:Mark Twain
643:restaurant
619:inspecting
578:sternwheel
539:Texas-deck
419:docked on
218:Propulsion
130:In Service
884:0093-8440
623:surveying
591:. After
527:Architect
342:Chickasaw
151:2135 tons
143:2600 tons
113:369994000
95:Completed
87:Laid down
1173:Towboats
797:See also
687:Showboat
651:Missouri
571:Steamer
555:83002066
459:Location
359:Steamer
346:Piomingo
338:Piomingo
327:Steamer
296:crisis,
253:(USACE)
118:Callsign
774:in the
745:in the
710:by the
681:theater
603:boilers
255:towboat
184:⁄
140:Tonnage
76:Builder
42:History
882:
639:museum
627:rivers
625:along
596:'s
576:was a
344:chief
263:diesel
172:Height
156:Length
127:Status
120:: AEUI
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722:near
631:USACE
611:cabin
519:Built
423:near
361:Leota
314:USACE
279:USACE
249:is a
226:Speed
202:Depth
194:Draft
58:Owner
1153:2008
1127:2008
1101:2008
976:2008
899:2008
880:ISSN
850:2008
641:and
621:and
599:hull
585:boat
522:1926
511:Area
273:M/V
244:M/V
234:Crew
164:Beam
98:1993
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