On August 10, 2005 I met with Captain Dennis New of Queen City Riverboats. He thought Jess Tucker was one of the greatest men he'd ever met. "Amazing". The Queen City Clipper has been in every Tall Stacks Festival in Cincinnati. It has served the purpose of ferrying people and supplies to large Stern-wheelers, such as the General Jackson.
The Queen City Clipper is a passenger barge. It has no means of propulsion, so it is pushed on the river by a towboat. It has all the comforts of a large restaurant. This barge is the sister-ship to the Celebration Queen and The Jubilee Queen.
In 1988 during its maiden voyage, the Clipper was passed by two fast moving Carvers. The Carvers threw such a wake that the cables connecting her to her towboat snapped. The Queen City Clipper spun out of control and hit some island in the Ohio River. It caused a dent she carries to this day.
I have a pamphlet from Queen City Cruises that I need to scan to be able to post a good picture of the boat.
7/20
Contacted Queen City Riverboats http://www.queencityriverboats.com by email and asked for a picture
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Vessel Name: QUEEN CITY CLIPPER
USCG Doc. No.: 929901
Vessel Service: PASSENGER BARGE (MORE THAN 6)
IMO Number: *
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
Call Sign: *
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 248
Shipyardand Address: TUCKER MARINE INC.*
Year Built: 1988
Hullyardand Address: *CINCINNATI, OHIO
Length (ft.): 65
Hailing Port: DAYTON, KY
Hull Depth (ft.): 5
Owner: QUEEN CITY RIVERBOATS COMPANY
3648 HOPPER P O BOX 131
DAYTON, KY 41074
Hull Breadth (ft.): 25.1
Gross Tonnage: 59
Net Tonnage: 59
Documentation Issuance Date: August 26, 2004
Documentation Expiration Date: September 30, 2005
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