SS Nieuw Amsterdam The Darling of the Dutch

Name: SS Nieuw Amsterdam The Darling of the Dutch
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ISBN: 9781848683662

ISBN-10: 1848683669

ISBN-13: 9781848683662

Edition: 2010

Authors: William H. Miller

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Entering service in 1938, the Nieuw Amsterdam was the Holland America Line flagship until the construction of the Rotterdam in the late 1950s. Her pre-war life was short and she was used as a troopship during the Second World War, carrying many thousands of Allied troops to all corners of the world. Of 36,000 tons, she was the largest vessel built in Rotterdam and was launched by Queen Wilhelmina in April 1937. A perennial favorite of the Dutch and their finest Ship of State, Nieuw Amsterdam remained in Holland America Line service until 1974, the last ship to retain the Holland America Line's familiar green, yellow and white funnels. Despite boiler problems in 1967, she was refitted with…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 3/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 9.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English