Category:Belle of Louisville (ship, 1914)

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The sternwheel steamboat "Belle of Louisville" (Coast Guard documentation # 212813) was built in 1914 by James Rees and Sons Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The boat's hull was originally 158 feet long and 36 feet wide, with a 5-foot draft.
The two steam engines are 16 inches in diameter with a stroke of 6.5 feet.
The paddlewheel is about 17 feet in diameter and the blades (also called buckets) of the wheel are made of hard white oak, 24 feet long.
Originally named "Idlewild", the boat was owned by West Memphis Packet Co. and operated variously as a packet, excursion boat and ferry.
In 1928, the boat was sold to New St. Louis and Calhoun Packet Corp., Hardin, Illinois.
In 1947, the boat was sold to J. Herod Gorsage, Peoria, Illinois.
In 1948, the boat was renamed "Avalon".
In 1950, the boat was sold to Steamer Avalon Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1962, the boat was sold to Jefferson County, Kentucky, and renamed "Belle of Louisville".
In 1966, a new 32-whistle steam calliope (the Belle's third since 1924) was installed at the stern of the Texas roof. This calliope was troublesome and the whistles eventually failed. In 1988, new whistles were installed, making the calliope operational again.
In 1968, the boat was rebuilt by Jeffboat, Jeffersonville, Indiana. A longer bow was added, bringing the hull length to 168 feet and the total length including the sternwheel to 192 feet. Three new return flue boilers (each 28 feet long, outside diameter 56 inches, 13 flues, heated with fuel oil) were installed.
As of 2018, the boat is still running public and private cruises from the 4th St. wharf at Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

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Belle of Louisville 

steamboat owned and operated by the city of Louisville, Kentucky
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Instance of	paddle steamer
Location	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Shipping port	Louisville
Country of registry	United States of America
Heritage designation	National Historic Landmark (Belle Of Louisville (River Steamboat), 1989–) National Register of Historic Places listed place (A, C, BELLE OF LOUISVILLE (steamer), NRHP structure, 1972–)
Beam	11 m
Draft	1.5 m
Length	48 m
Maximum capacity	750
38° 15′ 15″ N, 85° 45′ 37″ W
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