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===Paddle steamers=== [[File:PS Pevensey.JPG|thumb|{{PS|Pevensey}}]] The port is home to the largest paddle steamer fleet in the world, which includes the world's oldest operating wooden hulled paddle steamer, {{PS|Adelaide}} built in 1866. There are several historic vessels operating out of Echuca on a daily commercial basis, such as PS ''Pevensey'' (built 1911), PS ''Alexander Arbuthnot'' (built 1923), PS ''Adelaide'' (built 1866) operating from [[Echuca Wharf]] itself, {{PS|Emmylou}} (built 1980 with a steam engine in use from 1906), PS ''Canberra'' (built 1913) and PV ''Pride of the Murray'' (built 1924 as a logging barge ''C24'') operating from Riverboat Dock, a short distance downstream from the main wharf. These vessels conduct four to six 1-hour cruises daily, while ''Emmylou'' offers lunch, dinner, and scenic cruises. There are also a number of privately owned paddle steamers in Echuca, including PS Hero, PS Henry Charles, and the former Church of England mission steamer, [[PS Etona]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.echucamoama.com/echuca-moama-paddlesteamers | title=Explore the Region | Paddle Steamers | Echuca Moama }}</ref> As well as the paddle steamers there are numerous houseboats, many of which can be hired. MV ''Mary Ann'' (built 1981) operates as a cruising restaurant all year round. The Port of Echuca is also restoring {{PS|Success}} to full working order. When operational, it will be added to the fleet of paddle steamers at Echuca Wharf.<ref name=Port_of_Echuca>{{cite web |url=http://www.portofechuca.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=57 |title=P.S. Success |publisher=Port of Echuca |access-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409060957/http://portofechuca.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=57 |archive-date=9 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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