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Halter-Built Paddlewheeler Is First Exhibit Completed For 1984 Louisiana World's Fair Reportedly the first completed exhibit of the 1984 Louisiana World's Fair became a reality recently when the 1,000 passen- ger paddlewheel riverboat Creole Queen was christened in New Orleans. The new 190-foot by 40-foot sternwheeler which was built by Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., for New Orleans Paddle- wheels, Inc. will serve Fair visi- tors from her Mississippi River berth at the New Orleans Hilton hotel complex with seven daily, Centrifugal, Mixed Flow and Propeller Main Feed-Single Stage and Multi Stage Main Circulating Auxiliary Circulating Main Condensate Atmos. Exhaust Condenser Circulating Condensate and Drain Transfer Main Cargo Fire Fire and Bilge Fire and General Service Fire and Tank Cleaning (Butterworth) Bilge and Ballast WARREN PUMPS [}[]0UDAILLE ONE OF THE HOUDAILLE PUMP GROUP ©1983 Houdaille Industries. Inc.. all rights reserved Air Conditioning Plant Pumps Distilling Plant Pumps Refrigeration Plant Pumps Salt Water Service Swimming Pool Pump Sanitary Contaminated Evaporator Feed Fresh Water Service Hot Water and Ice Water Circulating Heating System Circulating Reciprocating Boiler Test Cargo Stripping Bilge and Ballast Stripping Port Feed Low Pressure Cam pumps for special applications This diesel-electric powered paddlewheeler uses Caterpillar engines, GE generators and Reliance drive motors. two-hour harbor cruises during the Fair. Warren Reuther Jr., president of New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc., said the 8 a.m. cruise which will dock in time for the Fair's daily opening will feature a champagne breakfast complete with live Dix- ieland jazz, and the 8 p.m. cruise will include a Creole dinner, Dix- ieland band, and fireworks display. Mr. Reuther said there are three major party/dining rooms on the Creole Queen: the Creole Room which can accommodate 300 peo- ple; the Queen's Room which can handle 125 people; and the King's Room which can serve 100 people. The Creole Room and the Queen's Room also contain dance floors, and all three are equipped with complete bars. The topside Prome- nade Deck can accommodate up to 125 people. Breaking the traditional cham- pagne bottles were Mrs. Ann Reuther, Mrs. Betty Smith, Mrs. Rita Clare Quartano, and Mrs. Leslie Quartano, wives of the owners. "While the Creole Queen retains the look of a paddlewheel river- boat of a bygone era she utilizes an ultramodern diesel electric pro- pulsion plant linked to a revolu- tionary cost-saving paddle drive system," said R.J. Shopf, presi- dent of Halter Marine, Inc. Mr. Shopf said diesel electric propulsion was chosen because it makes the boat quieter, more fuel efficient, and vibration free. The Creole Queen's diesel electric sys- tem was provided by General Elec- tric through Continental Electric Company of Harahan, La. She is powered by three Caterpillar D353 engines coupled to three General Electric 300-kw generators. To- gether they produce 900 kilowatts of electricity for the two 350- horsepower Reliance Electric mo- tors that turn the paddlewheel. The Creole Queen operates on two of the three generators with the Rotary Cargo and Cargo Stripping Fuel Oil Service Fuel Oil Transfer Lube Oil Service Diesel Oil Service Cargo Pipe Flushing Cold Boiler Start Barge Pumps Backed by Warren know- how and service for over eighty-five years. Ask a Warren sales engineer for details. He probably has the an- swers to your problems. Warren Pumps Division Houdaille Industries Inc./Warren, MA 01083 Tel: 413 436-7711 Also plants in Peace Dale, Rl, and Rockaway, NJ CREOLE QUEEN Major Suppliers Mam propulsion motors . . Reliance Electric Drive System . . . . Halter Generators General Electric Generator engines . Caterpillar Bow thruster Schottel 30 Write 212 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News