Admiral

St. Louis, MO

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The Admiral was built at St. Louis by Streckfus Steamers Inc. in 1938 - 1940 as a sidewheel excursion boat. Her hull came from the former railroad transfer Albatross built in 1907. She is 374 feet long and 92 feet wide and had a capacity for 4,400 passengers. In the winter of 1973 - 1974 she was converted to diesel-props, one in each paddlebox.

The Admiral was and still is a unique boat because of her size and because of her art deco streamlining. She was the first steamboat on the Mississippi river which was fully air-conditioned.

She served as an excursion boat until 1979. She was sold several times and is now serving as a floating casino above Eads Bridge in St. Louis, MO.

The Admiral Casino has its own website: www.presidentcasino.com/stlouis/