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One of my all time favorites: Holland-Amerika Lijn's WESTERDAM, here seen at New York upon her maiden arrival in July 1946.

Identification Data
Build: 1946
Classification Register: Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR)
IMO number: 5616488
Nat. Official Number: 6088 Z ROTT 1939
Category: Passenger-/cargo vessel
Propulsion: Motor Vessel
Type: Passenger-/cargovessel
Type Deck: Full scantling
Masts: Two masts
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 3

Construction Data
Yard: Dok- en Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Feijenoord N.V., Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Yard no.: 671
Launch Date: 1940-07-27
Delivery Date: 1946-06-24

Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: Dok- & Werf Maatschappij Wilton Fijenoord N.V., Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Motor Type: Motor, Oil, 2-stroke single-acting
Number of Cylinders: 5
Power: 10400
Power Unit: BHP (APK, RPK)
Eng. additional info: Two 5-cyl. M.A.N. diesel engines 28 3/8 x 47 1/4.
Speed in knots: 17
Number of screws: 2

Gross Tonnage: 12149.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 7078.00 Net tonnage
Deadweight: 11681.00 tons deadweight (1016 kg)
Grain: 594000 Cubic Feet
Bale: 503000 Cubic Feet

Length 1: 496.3 Feet (British) Registered
Beam: 66.3 Feet (British) Registered
Depth: 37.3 Feet (British) Registered

Passengers:
1st 2nd 3rd Steerage Deck Total
160 0 0 0 0 160

Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1946-06-24 WESTERDAM
Manager: N.V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Holland-Amerika Lijn', Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Holland-Amerika Lijn', Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: Rotterdam / Netherlands
Callsign: PINV

Ship Events Data
1942-08-27: Damaged and sunk by allied bombing.
1944-09-00: Lifted and scuttled by the Dutch resistance. Lifted again. The same happened on 17th January 1945.
1945-00-00: Lifted, repaired and completed.
1965-03-00: Final Fate: BU Alicante by
Cía Española de Demolición Naval S.A.

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During the mid 1950's up until the mid 1960's Holland America Line certainly operated a variety of vessels on their trans-Atlantic crossings between Rotterdam and New York including the following ship's.

MAASDAM
NEUIW AMSTERDAM
WESTERDAM
ROTTERDAM
RYNDAM
STATENDAM

I've mentioned it on numerous occasions but I wish that Carnival Corporation would consider changing the current bland Holland America Cruises colour scheme to it's former colour's or just change their current funnels to the 1980's orange.

Sean
 

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