List of ships on the Holland America Line
The Holland-America Line was the Holland-America Lijn one of the leading shipping companies for emigrants from Europe to the United States: From its home port in Rotterdam from transporting them since the late 19th century, Dutch, Belgians, French and also many East Europeans to the United States . After the Second World War, numerous Dutch emigrated to the USA again. After this market switched to airlines, HAL transformed into a cruise line and is now the premium brand of Carnival Corporation & plc .
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
| 1873 | Rotterdam (I) | 1705 GRT | Henderson, Colhoun & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1883 at the ndl. Coast sunk |
| 1873 | Maasdam (I) | 1705 GRT | Henderson, Colhoun & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Burnt out at sea in 1884 |
| 1874 | P. Caland | 2540 GRT | R. Napier & Sons Ltd. , Glasgow | Sold in 1897 |
| 1874 | WA Scholten | 2529 GRT | R. Napier & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | Sank in the English Channel after a collision in 1887 |
| 1877 ( 1874 ) | Schiedam | 2236 GRT | A. McMillan & Co. Ltd., Dumbarton | 1874: ex San Marco / 1877 sold to HAL / 1897 |
| 1880 | Amsterdam (I) | 2949 GRT | A. McMillan & Co. Ltd., Dumbarton | Sunk off Sable Island in 1884 |
| 1881 | Edam (I) | 2950 GRT | A. McMillan & Co. Ltd., Dumbarton | Sunk after a collision in 1882 |
| 1881 | Zaandam (I) | 3063 GRT | Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij | Sold in 1897 |
| 1882 | Leerdam (I) | 2796 GRT | Fijnoord NV, Rotterdam | Sank after collision in 1889 |
| 1883 | Edam (II) | 3130 GRT | Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij | Sank in the English Channel after a collision in 1895 |
| 1886 ( 1878 ) | Rotterdam (II) | 3607 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1878: ex British Empire (I), British Shipowners Company / 1886 to HAL / 1895: Edam (III) / 1902 out of service |
| 1887 ( 1879 ) | Amsterdam (II) | 3607 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1879: ex British Crown (I), British Shipowners Company / 1887 to HAL / 1905 out of service |
| 1888 ( 1871 ) | Veendam (I) | 4036 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1871: ex Baltic (I), White Star Line / 1888 to HAL / sunk in 1898 |
| 1889 ( 1881 ) | Obdam | 3558 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1880: ex British Queen (I), British Shipowners Company / 1889 sold to HAL / 1898 |
| 1890 ( 1881 ) | Werkendam | 3559 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1880: ex British King (II), British Shipowners Company / 1889 sold to HAL / 1900 |
| 1890 ( 1871 ) | Maasdam (II) | 3984 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1872 ex Republic (I), White Star Line / 1890 to HAL / 1902 out of service |
| 1890 ( 1881 ) | Spaarndam (I) | 4568 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1881: ex Arabic , White Star Line / 1890 to HAL / 1901 out of service |
| 1891 | Dubbeldam | 2760 GRT | Bonn & Mees, Rotterdam | 1895 at Red Cross Line , Madeirense / 1912 sunk near the Bahamas |
| 1891 | Didam | 2751 GRT | Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam | 1895 at Red Cross Line, Santarense / sunk near Cape Verde in 1896 |
| 1897 | Rotterdam (III) | 8173 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1906 DFDS sold and CF Tietgen renamed |
| 1898 | Statendam (I) | 10,491 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1911 Allan Line sold and Scotian renamed |
| 1900 | Potsdam | 12,606 GRT | Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg | 1915 Swedish America Linee sold in Stockholm renamed |
| 1901 | Rijndam (I) | 12,527 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1929 out of service |
| 1902 | Noordam (I) | 12,531 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1923 sold to Svenska America Linjen and Kungsholm renamed |
| 1906 | Nieuw Amsterdam (I) | 16,967 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1932 out of service |
| 1908 | Rotterdam | 24,149 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1940 out of service |
| 1914 | Statendam (II) | 32,120 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Delivered to the Royal Navy in 1914 / torpedoed and sunk in 1918 |
| 1920 | Maasdam (III) | 8871 GRT | De Nieuwe Waterweg NV, Schiedam | torpedoed and sunk by U 564 on June 27, 1941 |
| 1921 | Leerdam (II) | 8871 GRT | De Schelde NV, Vlissingen | Sold in 1954 |
| 1921 | Edam (IV) | 8871 GRT | De Nieuwe Waterweg NV, Schiedam | Sold in 1954 |
| 1922 | Spaarndam | 8871 GRT | De Nieuwe Waterweg NV, Schiedam | Sunk in 1939 after being hit by a mine |
| 1922 | Volendam (I) | 15,450 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1952 out of service |
| 1923 | Veendam (II) | 15,450 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1953 out of service |
| 1929 | Statendam (III) | 29,511 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sunk in Rotterdam in 1940 |
| 1938 | Nieuw Amsterdam (II) | 36,287 GRT | Rotterdamsche DD Mij. NV, Rotterdam | 1974 out of service |
| 1938 | Noordam (II) | 10,726 GRT | P. Smit Jr. NV, Rotterdam | Sold in 1963 |
| 1939 | Zaandam (II) | 10,909 GRT | Wilton-Fijnoord NV, Rotterdam | Torpedoed and sunk in 1942 |
| 1946 | Westerdam (I) | 12,149 GRT | Wilton-Fijnoord NV, Rotterdam | Out of service in 1965 |
| 1951 | Ryndam (II) | 15,024 GRT | Wilton-Fijnoord NV, Rotterdam | 1972 sold to Greece and converted into the cruise ship Atlas |
| 1952 | Maasdam (IV) | 15,024 GRT | Wilton-Fijnoord NV, Rotterdam | 1968 sold to Poland, there as Stefan Batory in the North American service until 1987, 1988 to Greece, 1989 sold to Sweden (as Stefan ), ran aground in 1996, scrapped in Turkey in 2000 |
| 1957 | Statendam (IV) | 24,294 GRT | Wilton-Fijnoord NV, Rotterdam | Sold in 1982 |
| 1959 | Rotterdam (V) | 38,645 GRT | Rotterdamsche DD Mij. NV, Rotterdam | 1997 sold |
| 1972 ( 1958 ) | Volendam (II) | 23,372 GRT | Ingalls Shipyards Inc., Pascagoula | 1958: ex Argentina , Moore & McCormick Line / 1972 sold to HAL / 1983 |
| 1972 ( 1958 ) | Veendam (III) | 23,372 GRT | Ingalls Shipyards Inc., Pascagoula | 1958: ex Brazil , Moore & McCormick Line / 1972 sold to HAL / 1984 |
| 1973 | Prinsendam (I) | 8566 GRT | De Merwede NV, Schiedam | Burned out in 1980 |
| 1983 | Nieuw Amsterdam (III) | 33,930 GT | Chantiers de l'Atlantique SA, St. Nazaire | 2004 Thomson Cruises sold and Thomson Spirit renamed |
| 1984 | Noordam (III) | 33,930 GT | Chantiers de l'Atlantique SA, St. Nazaire | 2004 sold to Thomson Cruises and Thomson Celebration renamed |
| 1988 ( 1986 ) | Westerdam (II) | 53,872 GT | Jos. L. Meyer-Werft GmbH , Papenburg | 1986: ex Homeric , Homeline / 1988 HAL / 2002 Costa Crociere sold |
| 1993 | Statendam (V) | 55,451 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Statendam class decommissioned in autumn 2015, from November 2015 Pacific Eden with P&O Cruises Australia , since 2019 as Vasco Da Gama with Cruise & Maritime Voyages |
| 1993 | Maasdam (V) | 55,451 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Statendam class sold to previously unknown buyers in 2020 |
| 1994 | Ryndam (III) | 55,451 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Statendam class decommissioned in autumn 2015, Pacific Aria at P&O Cruises Australia since November 2015, sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages in 2019 with the planned handover in 2021 |
| 1996 | Veendam (IV) | 55,451 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Statendam class sold to previously unknown buyers in 2020 |
| 1997 | Rotterdam (VI) | 60,906 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Rotterdam class 2020 to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines sold |
| 1999 | Volendam (III) | 60,906 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Rotterdam- class in service |
| 2000 | Zaandam (III) | 60,906 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Rotterdam- class in service |
| 2000 | Amsterdam (III) | 60,906 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone |
Rotterdam class 2020 to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines sold |
| 2002 ( 1988 ) | Prinsendam (II) | 37,845 GT | Wärtsila AB, Helsinki | S-Class 1988: ex Royal Viking Sun , Royal Viking Line / 2002 at HAL / today Amera at Phoenix Reisen |
| 2003 | Zuiderdam | 82,305 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone | in service |
| 2003 | Oosterdam | 82,305 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone | in service |
| 2004 | Westerdam (III) | 82,348 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone | in service |
| 2005 | Noordam (IV) | 82,318 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone | in service |
| 2008 | Eurodam | 86,273 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone | in service |
| 2010 | Nieuw Amsterdam (IV) | 86,273 GT | Fincantieri Navali SpA, Monfalcone | in service |
| 2016 | Koningsdam | 99,500 GT | Fincantieri , Marghera | in service |
| 2018 | Nieuw Statendam | 99,500 GT | Fincantieri | in service |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ M / S Westerdam. Retrieved August 14, 2020 .