Steamboat Bill
SUMMER 2009 | No. 270
For the first time in many years, the Delta Queen is not steaming. She is, instead, being used as a floating hotel while her future is sorted out. Brian Hughes, editor of SSHSA’s Telegraph, has been close to the steamer for many years, knows her intimately, and has her fascinating story.
Early in the last century the French-flag Fabre Line operated an interesting fleet of steamers to Providence, Rhode Island, the city that is SSHSA’s home port. Pat Conley has long studied the line and takes us back for a look at its operations.
The steam yacht Cangarda is undergoing a meticulous restoration in California where SSHSA Executive Director Matt Schulte got a tour during SSHSA’s recent Vallejo conference. He brings us a nicely-illustrated preview of the project.
After many years of lying half-sunk in the harbor at Ensenada, Mexico, the "Great White Steamer" Catalina has come to the end of her career. Steamboat Bill West Coast Editor Paul Tully has her story.