The Natchez has been the name of several steamboats, and four naval vessels, each named after the city of Natchez, Mississippi or the Natchez people.

The Steamboat Natchez, owned by The New Orleans Steamboat Company, is the last authentic Steamboat on the Mighty Mississippi River.

The Natchez IX is modeled after the steamboats Hudson and Virginia. Her steam engines and steering system were built in 1925 for the steamboat Clairton. The copper bell, made of 250 melted silver dollars came from the SS J.D. Ayresrs. The bell has a copper acorn that was once on the Avalon and the Delta Queen. The Natchez also has a steam calliope that can play 32 notes. The paddle wheel is made of white oak and steel. It is 25 feet by 25 feet and weighs over 26 tons. The whistle came from a ship that sank in 1908 on the Monongahela River.

The boat was launched in Braithwaite, Louisiana in 1975. She is 265 feet long and 46 feet wide, has a draw depth of 7.9 feet. It weighs 1384 tons.

In 1982 the Natchez won the Great Steamboat Race and it is said she has not been beaten in a race since.