HISTORIC HAL LINERS

SS NIEUW AMSTERDAM,

SS ROTTERDAM,

TSS VEENDAM/VOLENDAM,

TSS STATENDAM,

 

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SS NIEUW AMSTERDAM 1906 - 1932

 

Build 1906.

16.967 grt.

16 knots.

440 first, 246 second, 2200 third class passengers.

 

SS NIEUW AMSTERDAM was the last Transat liner to carry a full set of sails. However they where never used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SS ROTTERDAM 1908 - 1940

 

Build 1908.

24.170 grt.

17 knots.

532 first, 555 second, 2232 third class passengers.

 

SS ROTTERDAM was the first liner in the world, with an enclosed promenade deck (first class)

She was also the first Dutch 20.000 + vessel, and HAL first 2 funnel liner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TSS VOLENDAM* 1922 - 1951 & TSS VEENDAM** 1923 - 1952

 

 

Build 1922*/1923**

15434 grt.

15 knots.

263 first, 436, second,1200 third class passengers.

 

TSS VOLENDAM became a troopship in WW2. After the war she was not suitable fore the luxury Transat service. She was rebuild as emigrant ship.

TSS VEENDAM was seized by the Nazi's and used in Hamburg as U-boat depot ship.After the war she was refitted fore the luxury Transat service with 223 first, 363 tourist passengers.

 

TSS VOLENDAM

 

Al interior pictures from TSS VOLENDAM

 

TSS VEENDAM

 

 

TSS VOLENDAM

 

 

TSS VEENDAM

 

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TSS STATENDAM 1929 - 1940

 

Build 1929.

29.511 grt.

19 knots.

510 First, 344 Second, 426 Thirt, 374 tourist class passengers.

 

Statendam was the first and only 3 funnel liner owned by HAL. It took 8 years to build this liner. Lay-ed down on the Harland and Wolff Shipyard she was finally finished at the Dutch Wilton Fijenoord Shipyards in 1929. During the Nazi Germany invasion of The Netherlands she was hit by Dutch bombs, she burned fore 4 days. The only two Items saved where here Dutch flag and ships bell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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