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Historical Statistics:
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Builder:
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Rotterdam Drydock Company, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Vessel Number:
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Date of Build:
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1938
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Vessel Name:
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Nieuw Amsterdam
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Type of Vessel:
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Transatlantic passenger liner
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Date Launched:
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10th April 1937
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Launched by:
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HM Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
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Maiden Voyage:
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10th May 1938:
Rotterdam, the Netherlands to New York, USA via Boulogne and
Southampton
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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9th January 1974:
A cruise from Port Everglades to Los Angeles via the
Panama Canal
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Final Voyage:
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Los Angeles to Kaoshiung, Taiwan (where she arrived on the 25th
February 1974
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Location Scrapped:
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Kaoshiung, Taiwan
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Date Scrapped:
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February to October 1974
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Flag:
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Dutch
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Port
of Registry:
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Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Original Owners / Operators:
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Nederlandsch Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij
(NASM), Rotterdam
i.e. Holland America Line, Rotterdam
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Technical Statistics:
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Length:
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758 ft
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Breadth:
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88 ft
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Draft:
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Gross Registered Tonnage:
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36,287 tons
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Power:
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Single reduction geared steam turbines developing 34,000
h.p. driving twin screws
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Propulsion:
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Two Propellers
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Maximum Speed:
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22 knots
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Service Speed:
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20 knots
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Passengers & Crew:
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556 First Class, 455 Tourist Class, 209 Third Class and
700 crew
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