Harry G. Drees (Excursion boat/Packet, 1917-1928)
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BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sidewheel
BOAT TYPE: Excursion boat/Packet
BUILT: 1917 at Jeffersonville, Indiana at Howard Ship Yards
FORMERLY: Pilgrim (1917)
FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold to Tampa, Florida and gradually fell apart
OWNERS: Mississippi and Ohio Steamboat Company; Harry G. Drees
OFFICERS & CREW: Ben Winters (captain, mid-1920s)
RIVERS: Mississippi River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2538; Remodeled into a tourist boat in 1924 and renamed Harry G. Drees at that time. She ran St. Louis-St. Paul and was often stuck on sand bars due to her deep draft. She had 80 state rooms, shower baths, hot and cold water, toilet and electric lights
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Cabin set for dining
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- Sidewheel excursions
Sidewheel packets
Main cabins
Excursion boats
Mississippi River
Packets
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