BELLE BOYD

  • General
    • Vessel Name : BELLE BOYD
    • Operator : DELLS BOAT TOURS
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Passenger (Cruise)
    • Vessel Type : Passenger Vessel
    • Construction : Steel
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 250
  • Location
    • City : WISCONSIN DELLS
    • STATE : WI
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 36
    • Passenger Capacity : 122
  • Size
    • Register length : 54.6 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 11.6 Feet
    • Overall Length : 54.6 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 11.6 Feet
    • Load draft : 5 Feet
    • Light Draft : 3 Feet
    • Height : 16 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 1952
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : 275074

DELLS BOAT TOURS

  • Area of Operation : WISCONSIN RIVER - 7 MILES NORTH OF AND THREE MILES SOUTH OF CITY OF WISCONSIN DELLS
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS

BADGER

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

CHICAGOAN

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

CHIEF

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

CLIPPER WINNEBAGO

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

COMMANDER

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

CONDOR

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Aluminum

DELL QUEEN

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

DUCHESS

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

EAGLE

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

FALCON

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Aluminum

GENERAL BAILEY

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

HARRIER

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Aluminum

HAWK

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Aluminum

JOLIET

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

MARQUETTE

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

OSPREY

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Aluminum

RED CLOUD

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

VIKING

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

VOYAGEUR

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

WISCONSIN

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

YELLOW THUNDER

  • Type : Passenger Vessel
  • Construction : Steel

News

ACBL Orders 11,000 HP Towboat from C&C Marine and Repair

ACBL Orders 11,000 HP Towboat from C&C Marine and Repair

Jeffersonville, Ind. based American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) on Tuesday announced it has signed a contract with Belle Chasse, La. shipyard C&C Marine and Repair to build a 11,000 horsepower (HP) class towboat.Designed by Portland, Maine-based CT Marine, the twin-screw towboat will measure 198 feet long, with 50-foot beam and 12-foot depth.

Great Ships '22: With Ships, Great or Not, Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

Great Ships '22: With Ships, Great or Not, Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

My father was on the new construction team of the 1958 SS Rotterdam V, a visually iconic passenger liner that is presently a static hotel and event space in Rotterdam Harbor. When she entered service, her looks were much discussed and generally compared to her very graceful older running partner, the 1936 SS Nieuw Amsterdam II.

Back to the Drawing Board: Pondering Truths in Design

Back to the Drawing Board: Pondering Truths in Design

In producing a column for the Marine Design issue, I considered a number of subjects, but in starting to write about them, somehow my mind connected to “Beam is Cheap.” I have a faint memory of being made aware of this during a discussion of a ship design by a design luminary very early in my career, but I don’t remember who it was.

Marquette Christens Towboats Charles Reid Perry

Marquette Christens Towboats Charles Reid Perry

Paducah, Ky. based Marquette Transportation Company earlier this year held a christening ceremony in New Orleans for its towboat Charles Reid Perry.The vessel, built in 2019 by C&C Marine and Repair in Belle Chasse, La., is named after the grandson of Marquette executive chairman John Eckstein.

C&C Marine to Build Four Damen Multi Cat Workboats

C&C Marine to Build Four Damen Multi Cat Workboats

Belle Chasse, La. shipbuilder C&C Marine and Repair will build four new Damen Multi Cat 3013 workboats to be delivered over the course of 2023.The first two vessels will be delivered to Galveston, Texas based dredging contractor Callan Marine, and the second two vessels will be built on spec for sale or lease to the U.S. market.

Hull for Callan Marine's General Arnold Launched

Hull for Callan Marine's General Arnold Launched

Galveston, Texas-based dredging contractor Callan Marine announced construction is progressing on its new 32” cutter suction dredge General Arnold, with the hull recently launched and house set.Under construction at the C & C Marine and Repair shipyard in Belle Chasse, La., the General Arnold is on schedule for launch in 2023 and will join Callan Marine’s other 32” CSD, General MacArthur.

New Sugar Barge Enters Service on US East Coast

New Sugar Barge Enters Service on US East Coast

A newly constructed barge has entered service for American Sugar Refining, Inc., a member of West Palm Beach-based ASR Group, and its parent companies – Florida Crystals Corporation and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. The 450-foot-long Knot Refined departed from the Port of Palm Beach on Friday to deliver Palm Beach County-grown and -milled raw sugar to ASR Group’s Domino Sugar