NIEUW AMSTERDAM

Cart ed. Gebr Spanjersberg, Rotterdam.

S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam
Career (Netherlands)
Operator: Holland America Line
Builder: Rotterdam Drydock Company, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Laid down: January 5, 1936
Launched: April 10, 1937
Christened: April 10, 1937
Fate: Scrapped in 1974

General characteristics
Tonnage: 36,287 gross tons (36,667 tons after 1947 refit)
Length: 758 feet (231.5 m)
Beam: 88 feet (26.9 m)
Propulsion: Twin screws
Speed: 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h)
Capacity: 1,220: 556 First Class, 455 Second Class, 209 Third Class. FONTE COM. CELESTE