SS Nieuw Amsterdam (1937)

The Nieuw Amsterdam was a Dutch ocean liner built in Rotterdam for the Holland America Line. This Nieuw Amsterdam the second of four Holland America ships with that name is considered by many to have been Holland America's finest ship.

SS NIEUW AMSTERDAM (2) model in The Crow's Nest. Aft stairtower painting of SS NIEUW AMSTERDAM (2) by Wesel Hutsman.1
SS Nieuw Amsterdam II built in 1938 - “The Darling of the Dutch” The 33,900-ton MS Nieuw Amsterdam III was launched in 1983 and she was considered as 2
SS Nieuw Amsterdam on brass plaque. 3.5" diameter, 4.5" high.3

Builders of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam (1937) are Netherlands and Rotterdam.

SS Nieuw Amsterdam silver souvenir spoon 17794 Holland-America Line 4
The two funnelled 36,982 ton SS Nieuw Amsterdam is known to this day as the most beautiful liner ever built, whilst the 3,645 ton SS Rotterdam became the darling of the Atlantic.5
ton SS Nieuw Amsterdam of 1937 (besides the RMS Queen Mary, the only 1930s-built liner to make a profit) and the SS Rotterdam of 1959, one of the first 6
Ship Name
Nieuw Amsterdam
Country
Netherlands
Ship Power
34000.0
Ship Length
758.0
Ship Fate
Scrapped in 1974
Maiden Voyage
1938-05-10
Laying Down
1936-01-05
Status
Scrapped in 1974
Ship Tonnage
36287
Ship Country
Netherlands
Ship Flag
60
Ship Launched
1937-04-10
Ship Beam
88.0
Ship Capacity
1220
Ship Namesake
New Amsterdam
Ship Laid Down
1936-01-05
Ship Launch
1937-04-10
Ship Maiden Voyage
10
Builder
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Ship Propulsion
Twin screws
Operator
Holland America Line
Ship Christened
1937-04-10
Christening Date
1937-04-10
Category
1937 ships
Art Deco ships
Cruise ships
Ocean liners

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