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  2. Riverboat - Wikipedia

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    The boat was commanded by the famous Missouri River captain Grant Marsh. Australia has a history of riverboats. Australia's biggest river, the Murray, has an inland port called Echuca. Many large riverboats were working on the Murray, but now a lower water level is stopping them.

  3. Arabia (steamboat) - Wikipedia

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    The boat sank so rapidly into the mud that by the next morning, only the smokestacks and pilot house remained visible. Within a few days, these traces were also swept away. Numerous salvage attempts failed, and eventually the Arabia was completely covered by water. Over time, the river shifted 0.5 miles (800 m) to the east. [1]

  4. Hiawatha (riverboat) - Wikipedia

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    The vessel is routed in the West Branch Susquehanna River from Williamsport (origin), upstream through Woodward Township, Susquehanna Township to Linden (turn around point) back down stream. This is the usual routing however some cruises can be lengthened, some cruise are known to go as far upstream as Piatt Township when water levels are viable.

  5. Klotok - Wikipedia

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    The klotok is a wooden river boat with a shallow draft. [1] Its size varies somewhat by use. Common sizes are 12 m (39 ft) by 2.5 m (8.2 ft), such as for a dugout, or 8 m (26 ft) by 10 m (33 ft) for a small commercial boat. [3] It can be even larger, such as a 55 ft (17 m) houseboat. [4]

  6. Steamboats of the Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Launched in 1814 at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, for the Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company, she was a dramatic departure from Fulton's boats. [1] The Enterprise - featuring a high-pressure steam engine, a single stern paddle wheel, and shoal draft - proved to be better suited for use on the Mississippi compared to Fulton's boats.

  7. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Japanese river boat

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  8. Robert E. Lee (steamboat) - Wikipedia

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    The boat is also furnished with three separate pumping fire engines with an abundance of hose to use in case of fire. … She has wrought iron shafts weighing 18,750 pounds, the shafts being each 23 feet (7.0 m) in length, with the journals 18 inches (460 mm) in diameter.

  9. List of boat types - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships , see: List of sailing boat types This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.