When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
'35 HOLLAND AMERICA SS ROTTERDAM IMAGE PRESS RELEASE: AGROUND IN JAMAICA FP443From Wikipedia:SSRotterdamwas asteamocean linerthat was launched and completed inIrelandin 1908, and scrapped in theNetherlandsin 1940.Holland America Line(HAL) owned and operated her throughout her career. She was the fourth of seven HAL ships to have been named after the Dutch city ofRotterdam. UntilStatendamentered service in 1929,Rotterdamwas the largest and swiftest ship in the company's fleet, and was the company'sflagship.
Rotterdamwas successfully launched on 3 March 1908. She was completed on 6 June that year, when she achieved 16 knots (30km/h) on hersea trials. She then went toSouthamptonto be inspected indry dock. On 13 June 1908Rotterdamleft Rotterdam on her maiden voyage toHoboken, New Jersey.She carried only 285 passengers: 75 first class, 82 second class and 128 third class. On 1 July she left Hoboken on her return voyage, carrying 288 passengers in first class, 356 in second class and 298 in third class. 1908 was not a good year for the US economy, and passenger numbers improved only slowly. However, by 1910Rotterdamwas carrying more than 1,000 migrants on each trip.
In August 1914Rotterdamrepatriated many US civilians who wanted to leaveGermanyorSwitzerland.
After theArmistice of 11 November 1918,Rotterdamwas dry docked inGlasgow, as the Netherlands had no dry dock big enough for her.On 24 January she left Rotterdam for Hoboken carrying fewer than 100 passengers, but inBrest, Franceshe embarked many US troops. She continued to repatriate US troops for some months,and on 24 January 1919 she resumed civilian service between Rotterdam and Hoboken. In 1920 she was converted from coal to oil fuel.
At the beginning of April 1921, a delegation of theWorld Zionist Organizationsailed from Rotterdam to Hoboken aboardRotterdam. They includedAlbert Einstein, Ben-Zion Mossinson,Menachem UssishkinandChaim Weizmann. Also in April 1921,Rotterdambecame the first ship to use the new 46,000-ton dry dock atWilton's Dok- en Werf MaatschappijinSchiedam.
TheGreat Depressionthat began in 1929 brought a global slump in commercial shipping. On 24 December 1930, NASM revised its fares for 1931. Fares were seasonal, and until 1930 the company had divided them into summer, winter, and intermediate. For 1931, NASM abolished the intermediate seasons, simplified the fares to summer and winter only, and announced significant reductions. OnRotterdam, the minimum first class fare would be US$200 eastbound from August to April, and the same westbound from November to July. The minimum first class fare for summer, which now included the former "intermediate" seasons, would be $220.
On 29 September 1935,Rotterdamwas cruising offJamaicaat the time of the1935 Cuba hurricanewhen she ran aground onMorant Cays.TheElders & Fyffesbanana boatSSAriguanitook off all of her 460 passengers and 70 of her crew, and landed them at Kingston.On 1 October, NASM'sVolendamleft Hoboken, without passengers.On 7 October she left Kingston carrying 350 ofRotterdam's passengers and crew,and on 11 October she landed them at Hoboken.Rotterdamwas refloated on 5 October.
On 21 November 1939Rotterdambegan her final transatlantic voyage from Rotterdam to New York.She got back to Rotterdam on 28 December.By then she had steamed the equivalent of 70 times the circumference of the earth. In January 1940 HAL soldRotterdamto Frank Rijsdijk's Industriëele ondernemingen ofHendrik-Ido-Ambachtfor scrap. On 5 January 1940 she was towed from the Wilhelminakade toWaalhaven, where her superstructure was demolished.
___
See photos for color, size and condition details. Note lighting variations and reflections may alter colors of item(s) in photos.
Buy more and save: we automatically combine your orders into one package, refunding extra shipping fees.We ship your items with great care, usually within one business day.
Questions? Please ask before purchasing.
Our focus is on bringing you a wide assortment of small, historic, and frequently unique items. You can buy from us with confidence as we have over 20 years on with thousands of satisfied customers. We are a family operation.
Thank you for viewing our listing. We appreciate your business.
#AUS237
