The Greene Line was a line of river steamships along the

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. The name was changed in 1973 to Delta Queen Steamboat Company.

History

The company was started in 1890 by Gordon C. Greene with Henry K. Bedford. When Gordon died in 1927 his sons:

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, and Thomas R. Greene ran the company. The company name was changed in 1973 to "Delta Queen Steamboat Company".

Ships

* H. K. Bedford (1886) was built in 1886 and purchased from the previous owner in 1890 and named after Henry K. Bedford. * Gordon C. Greene (steamboat) (1923) named after Gordon C. Greene *

Thomas Greene (steamboat) Thomas Greene may refer to: *Sir Thomas Green (c. 1461–1506), grandfather of Katherine Parr, last wife of Henry VIII *Thomas Greene (governor) (1609–1651), Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland, 1647–1648/1649 * Thomas Greene (bishop) ...

(1925) named after Thomas R. Greene. *

Delta Queen The ''Delta Queen'' is an American sternwheel steamboat. She is known for cruising the major rivers that constitute the tributaries of the Mississippi River, particularly in the American South, although she began service in California on the ...

(1924) was built in 1924 and purchased from the previous owner in 1946 *

Mississippi Queen (steamboat) The ''Mississippi Queen'' was the second-largest paddle wheel driven river steamboat ever built, second only to the larger ''American Queen''. The ship was the largest such steamboat when she was built in 1976 by the Delta Queen Steamboat Company ...

Built in the 1970s, and is not currently cruising, because it is being stripped, it also has the largest calliope to be put on a steamboat. *

American Queen ''American Queen'' is said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. The ship was built in 1995 and is a six-deck recreation of a classic Mississippi riverboat, built by McDermott Shipyard for the ''Delta Queen'' Steamboat Company. Although ...

Built in 1994, the largest Steamboat that works, now the flag ship for the American Queen Steamboat Company.

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