Nieuw Amsterdam (1906) |
Builder: |
Harland & Wolff Ltd. Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1906 |
Launched: |
September 28, 1905 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
February 22, 1906 |
Fate: |
Scrapped at Osaka, Japan in 1932. |
Owner |
Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Holland-America Line) Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
615' |
Engines: |
2 Vertically inverted quadruple expansion |
Beam: |
68' 6" |
Boilers: |
7 cylindrical |
Draft: |
48' (depth) |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
16,967 |
HP: |
5,200 @ 80 RPM |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
16 knots |
Crew: |
305 |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
2,886 |
Masts: |
4 (schooner rigged) |
History |
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Apr. 7, 1906: |
Maiden voyage Rotterdam - New York (arrived at New York Apr. 16). |
Notes |
Last modern liner built with auxiliary sails. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published July 27, 2010 |