Capitol (Excursion boat, 1920-1945)

Date

• 1922

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Excursion boat
• BUILT: 1920 from the packet Dubuque at St. Louis, Missouri by Streckfus Steamers, Incorporated
• FORMERLY: Dubuque
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Dismantled at St. Louis, summer of 1945
• OWNERS: Streckfus Steamers, Incorporated
• RIVERS: Mississippi River; Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 0834; Engines from the Pittsburgh. Operated variously at St. Louis and New Orleans with many tramp trips. She carried notables at the opening of the Industrial Canal, New Orleans, May 5, 1923
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The Capitol docked with many people on deck and on shore on Labor Day, 1922