Owner American Cruise Lines Homeport Portland, Oregon Length 90 m | In service June 2012 Status In service Builder Chesapeake Shipbuilding | |
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Name 2016-Present American Pride
2012-2015 Queen of the Mississippi Identification Call sign WDG2605
USCG Doc. No. 1236505. MMSI Number 367517320 | ||
American Pride is an overnight riverboat owned and operated by American Cruise Lines (ACL). The vessel operates on the Columbia and Snake rivers as of the 2016 season. She was formerly known as Queen of the Mississippi from 2012-2015 and operated on the Mississippi River System. She was built in 2012 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland for overnight river cruising within the continental United States. The vessel accommodates 150 passengers in her 77 staterooms. Of these, 65 have private balconies. All have private baths, windows, Wi-Fi, and interior entrances. The American Pride is a sister ship to the current Queen of the Mississippi which was formerly known as the American Eagle.
The ship deck plans:
American Pride entered service in 2012 joining her sister boat Queen of the West in ACL's river fleet. On August 4, 2015, ACL announced that the ship would be renamed and repositioned from the Mississippi River to the Columbia-Snake River System in early 2016 being replaced on the Mississippi by the America. Another new paddlewheeler being built at Chesapeake Shipbuilding has been announced to carry the Queen of the Mississippi name. However, the former American Eagle has assumed the Queen of the Mississippi name as of 2016. The status of the announced vessel is not currently known. ACL has since listed this ship's new name as American Pride on its website.
Her stern-mounted 20-ton paddlewheel is driven by a hydraulic motor, powered by diesel engines. This is augmented by two Z-drive units to provide a higher cruising speed and more maneuverability than typical riverboats.