Delta Queen paddlewheeler has been in service since 1927 . Boat is last steam-powered paddlewheeler providing overnight passenger cruises . : Watch the ship depart as a calliope concert plays . The ship was built by the American Ship Building Company of New York City and launched on October 12, 1927. Safety of Seas Act bars largely wooden ships from overnight cruises .
Delta Queen paddlewheeler has been in service since 1927 . Boat is last steam-powered paddlewheeler providing overnight passenger cruises . The ship was built by the American Ship Building Company of New York City and launched on October 12, 1927. Safety of Seas Act bars largely wooden ships from overnight cruises .