Our volunteer Jan Fahner has restored the lost piece of art in the inside swimming pool. When the ship was built the artist Jan Rot made an anode aluminium sculpture named ‘Deep sea flora and fauna’. It was placed at the forward bulkhead of the swimming pool. During the years the piece of art was being damaged and in the end it was gone completely. Jan Fahner reconstructed the piece of art using pictures and wood en replaced it at the original location. Of course we promote the renovation of the entire inside pool.

Picture Klaas Krijnen

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WestCord Hotels reconstructed the original lino floor-covering in the Tropic Bar, like it was in 1959. In cooperation with the Friends of steamship Rotterdam the original construction of the ceiling will be restored to (picture Paul Kitsz).

Friends of steamship Rotterdam have restored a part of the sliding walls that were used during liner voyages to separate two classes.

Picture Jan-Willem Koene

In the Ambassador room, volunteers of our foundation have restored parts of the original trellis work at the bar and at the platform where so many musicians have been playing their music.The trellis work was removed during the refurbishment of the ship and found back in one of the holds.

Picture Jan-Willem Koene

On Wednesday May 27 one of the three airscoops has been replaced on the forecastle of the ss Rotterdam. When build three airscoops were placed to provide fresh air in the boatswains store and engine room for the capstans and anchor winches. Rough weather at sea proved that the airscoops also provided a lot of sea water to the deck below. Because of that the three airscoops were removed and the stacks of the airscoops were closed. Our foundation searched for airscoops and was generously helped by entrepreneurs of Interdam Projects B.V. and crane-company De Gier Rotterdam B.V. to place the first air scoop into position. Shiprepair J.A. Balck B.V. provided a second airscoop that has to be adapted and painted before being put into position. We keep searching for the third airscoop.

Foto Jan-Willem Koene