(“ss Rotterdam: The thriller of the return”)

ss Rotterdam De Thriller van de terugkeer (ssRotterdam, The Thriller of the return), written by Herman Moscoviter (207 pages, with pictures, only dutch text). Bookshop price is € 22,50. Buy at the bookshop. Available in de Lynbaanshop  on board for € 9,95.

The cookery-book ‘Captain’s Dinner, koken met de Holland Amerika Lijn’ has been released bij Scriptum Publishers (ISBN 978 90 5594 816 1). It’s a unique book about cooking on board ships of Holland America Line.
It’s for sale at the bookshops and on board in the Lynbaanshop for € 19,90 (Dutch text only).

The book “Stoomschip Rotterdam 1955- 2005” gives a splendid photographic report on the building and the life of the steamship Rotterdam . Pictures of many well known photographers like Daniël van de Ven, Ed van der Elsken, Harry Mosch and Joop Reyngoud are used in this book. In English and Dutch.

Copies can be obtained in the bookshops (ISBN 90-72971-81-07). Publisher Duo Duo: fax 0031104778529, website http://www.xs4all.nl/~duoduo, e-mail asduoduo@xs4all.nl

In this richly illustrated picture book the well-known American maritime publicist Bill Miller and the Portuguese photographer and publicist Luis Miguel Correia show the history of the s.s. Rotterdam until 1997.

Publisher Liner Books, Lisbon. ISBN 972-96940-4-4. At the antiquarian bookshop.

Extra edition of the periodical Schip & Werf about ship building, navigation and port business. This edition of 1959 contains a wide description of the technique and interior of the ship. With 3 unfold drawings. Two versions were made: with and without advertisements. Dutch text only.

Published by Wyt en Zonen N.V. Rotterdam. At the antiquarian bookshop.

The British naval architect Stephen M. Payne tells the story of the HAL, the carnival Cruise Corporation and of the s.s. Rotterdam V.

Publisher Rina Ltd, London. At the antiquarian bookshop and at www.rina.org.uk

(Our most beautiful merchant ships, Part 4, Passenger liners (II) 1945-1970)

Arne Zuidhoek describes the s.s. Rotterdam in a chapter of 43 pages. Dutch text only.

Publisher De Alk, Alkmaar. ISBN 90 6013 009 X. At the antiquarian bookshop.

(“The Rotterdam home forever”)

In this book Bram Oosterwijk tells the story of the s.s. Rotterdam (1959) until her opening on February 15th, 2010. Counting 190 pages the book contains lots of colour pictures and a thorough report on her odyssey until renovation. Dutch text only.

Published by Coolegem Media (ISBN 978-90-75-352-51-1), price € 19,95. For sale at the bookshops and at Coolegem Media, PO 30166, 3001 DD, Rotterdam. 0031102052233, info@coolegem-media.nl

(“The Rotterdam. Figure-head of progress”)

In cooperation with Fotomuseum Rotterdam, NAi-Publishers in Rotterdam published a book in connection with a photo-exhibition. Price € 34,50 (ISBN 90 5662 4911, only Dutch text).

A rich collection of sphere music can be found on the double cd Yvonne Keeley has composed for the ss Rotterdam. It can be bought on the ss Rotterdam in the Lynbaanshop for € 9,95.

Scaldis produced a full hull / waterline model cut-out card kit, scale 1 : 250 of the s.s. Rotterdam. It’s an impressive 50 pages book of 24,5 to 34 cm with much details. The s.s. Rotterdam can be build with a grey hull (1959 till 1973 + 2006 till now) and with a blue hull (1973 till 1997). It is the first model of a Dutch liner that can be build as a full hull and waterline-model.

For more information: www.scaldismodelclub.nl

Walburg Pers published the book ‘ss Rotterdam Een beknopte scheepsbiografie’ (‘ss Rotterdam A concise ships biography’), written by Nico and Arnout Guns. They describe the ship  from design to the rescue from scrap.

(ISBN 90.5730.397.3) of via www.walburgpers.nl voor € 19,95

A second edition has been published in 2015, with an extra chapter describing the refurbishment and present state. € 24,95