Identification Data (source: marhisdata.nl)
Build: 1897
Category: Passenger-/cargo vessel
Propulsion: Steamship
Type: Passenger-/cargovessel
Type Deck: Shade deck
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 3
Construction Data
Yard: N.V. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Yard nr.: 14
Date Laid Down: 1896-10-15
Launch Date: 1897-05-15
Delivery Date: 1897-08-00
Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen & Spoorwegmaterieel N.V, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Motor Type: Steam, Triple Expansion
Number of Cylinders: 3
Power: 1350
Power Unit: IHP (IPK)
Eng. additional info: 22, 35 & 59-39.
Speed in knots: 10
Number of screws: 1
Gross Tonnage: 2108.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 1299.00 Net tonnage
Length 1: 272.1 Feet (British) Registered
Beam: 36.7 Feet (British) Registered
Depth: 20.3 Feet (British) Registered
Passengers:
1st 2nd Steerage Total
35 8 40 83
Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1897-00-00 PRINS WILLEM V
Manager: N.V. Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: Amsterdam / Netherlands
Callsign: PQSC
Date/Name Ship 1915-11-00 LA DIVES
Manager: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Marseille, France
Owners: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Marseille, France
Homeport / Flag: Marseille / France
Additional info: 1915: Sold at GBP 25.000,-
Ship Events Data
1918-02-01: Final Fate: On February 1st, 1918, La Dives, on a voyage from Marseille to Bougie with a troops and general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine UB-52 (Otto Launburg), 54 miles northwest from Cap Carbon. 134 persons were lost.
Photo used under Dutch 'citaatrecht' ('right to quote').
