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Historical Statistics:
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Builder:
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Netherlands Shipbuilders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Order of Build:
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89
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Vessel Number:
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194
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Date of Build:
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1930
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Vessel Name:
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1929 – 1963)
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Other Names:
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Lakonia (1963)
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Type of Vessel:
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Passenger Liner
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Date Launched:
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Saturday
3rd August 1929
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Launched by:
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Mrs.
Tegelberg-Hooft, wife of SMN director
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Shakedown Voyage:
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13th March 1930 and 29th April 1930
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Maiden Voyage:
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9th May 1930:
Amsterdam, Southampton, Algiers, Ville France, Genoa,
Marseilles, Port Said, Colombo, Sabang, Balawan Deli, Singapore and
Batavia and return
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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30th
January 1963
Cruise
from Wellington to Sydney where she arrived on the 3rd
February 1963 and was decommissioned.
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Final Voyage:
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3rd
February 1963: (as the JVO)
Sydney,
Singapore, Aden, Suez, Port Said, to Genoa, arriving on 7
March 1963.
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Fate:
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Caught fire on the 22nd December 1963 while
on a cruise as Lakonia and sank 250 miles west of Gibraltar on the 29th
December 1963
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Flag:
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Dutch
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Port
of Registry:
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Original Owners / Operators:
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Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) -
Nederland Line
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Technical
Statistics:
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Length:
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608.8 ft (15.4 m)
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Breadth:
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74.8 ft (22.8 m)
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Draft:
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28.3 ft
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Gross Registered Tonnage:
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19,429 tonnes (as built)
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Power:
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Sulzer diesels - twin screws, 14,000 BHP
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Propulsion:
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Twin screws
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Maximum Speed:
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19 knots
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Service Speed:
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17 knots
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Passengers & Crew as per maiden voyage:
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366 first class, 280 second class, 64 third class, 60
fourth class and 360 crew
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