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The ninth Natchez, the SS Natchez, is a sternwheel steamboat based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1975, she is sometimes referred to as the Natchez IX. She is operated by the New Orleans Steamboat Company and docks at the Toulouse Street Wharf. Day trips include harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River.
LOOP Pumping Platform Complex. The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico 29 kilometers (18 nautical miles) [1] off the coast of Louisiana near the town of Port Fourchon. LOOP provides tanker offloading and temporary storage services for crude oil transported on some of the largest tankers in the world.
M.S. Aramis, circa 1932 Teiyō Maru as a repatriation ship, circa 1943: SS Argentina (1929) 1929 SS Pennsylvania (1929-1938) Scrapped in 1964 One of the 3 sister ships of Argentina, it's unknown which one it is as the name was omitted from the bow. SS Arundel Castle: 1894 SS Birma (1905-1913) SS Mitava (1913-1921) SS Josef Pilsudski (1921-1923)
SS. United States. SS United States is a retired ocean liner built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952 ...
A ship used for transporting troops. Large ocean liners, fast enough to outrun warships, were often used for this purpose during wartime Victory ship Mass-produced cargo ship of the Second World War as a successor to the Liberty ship Xebec A Mediterranean sailing ship, typically three-masted, lateen-rigged and powered also by oars, with a ...
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana (97 P) Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana (93 P) Ships built in Morgan City, Louisiana (11 P) Ships built in New Orleans (78 P) Ships built in Slidell, Louisiana (19 P)
Port of New Orleans. The Port of New Orleans is a significant transport hub located in Louisiana, United States. It serves as an embarkation point for cruise passengers and Louisiana ’s sole international container port. [3] The port generates $100 million in revenue annually through its four lines of business – cargo (46%), rail (31% ...
The ports of New Orleans, South Louisiana, and Baton Rouge cover 172 miles (277 km) on both banks of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (now closed by a rock dike built across the channel at Bayou La Loutre) extends 67 miles (108 km) from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, and the channel up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge runs at a 48-foot (14 ...