SS Admiral (1907)
Admiral in 2006 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Route | Mississippi River |
| Launched | 1907 |
| Acquired | 1937 |
| In service | 1940 |
| Out of service | 1979 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Length | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Beam | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Decks | 5 |
| Capacity | 4400 |
SS Admiral was a large riverboat launched as a steam-powered sidewheel ferry in 1907, SS Albatross, and converted in 1940 an excursion boat, then to diesel power in 1973.
She operated on the Mississippi River from the Port of St. Louis, Missouri, until 1978, then became a floating attraction moored in the river at St. Louis.
She was briefly re-purposed as an amusement center in 1987 and converted to a gambling venue called President Casino, also known as Admiral Casino, in the 1990s. In 1998 she was struck by barges which had come free from their tugboat, and was barely held to her moorings while 2,500 passengers were safely evacuated.
Starting in 2011, the vessel was dismantled for scrap.