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At the end of June 1958 the front of the superstructure of the ship has grown till Boatdek. In the grooves in the front of Promenadedeck the derricks will be placed. The second picture shows the back of the ship. The tub of the swimming pool is clearly visible on...

Ordered by WestCord Hotels the ss Rotterdam is being painted by Smits Vastgoedzorg (pictures courtesy of Frits Smits)

Our volunteers took care of some new items on the ss Rotterdam: A fine model of the ss Nieuw Amsterdam (1938) has been restored by one of our volunteers. The model comes from the inheritance of Mrs. Rita Brassart (USA). The poster above has been donated by one of our...

On May 28 1958 the construction of # 300 has progressed. The first picture shows the front of the Promenadedeck. The bollards are in place and the construction for the anchor chains has been started. The front of the deck house on the Promenadedeck has been placed and...

From today until September 10 a small exhibition can be seen in Rotterdam Discovery beneath Rotterdam Tourist Information, next to the Schielandshuis and the Coolsingel in Rotterdam. Theme of the exhibition is the launch of the ss Rotterdam in September 1959 and her...

Last winter the model of the ss Rotterdam in Madurodam has been renovated. Since the sixties the model has been an eye catcher in this miniature city in The Hague. In 2006 the model was renovated in corporation with the Steamship Rotterdam Foundation. Pictures by...

At the end of April 1958 the building of the hull of the ss Rotterdam was far advanced. On the forward deck the bollards are being placed. Behind the sign RDM 300 the shafts of the two forward holds can be seen. In the background the Upper-Promenadedeck is under...

On April 15 the Citroen ID/DS Club Nederland organized a meeting of Pike cars at the quay of the ss Rotterdam. The model dates from 1955. Pictures made by Jan-Willem Koene.

The ss Rotterdam departs from New York in April 1993 (picture Klaas Krijnen)

After the keel was laid on December 1956 the building of the new flagship of Holland America Line, then known as # 300, went prosperous. On March 28 1958 the front of the Promenadedeck was almost ready, as can be seen on the first picture. Next to the tent the two...

60 years ago the ss Rotterdam was launched by the Rotterdam Drydock Company. Half a year before a lot of work still had to be done to complete the hull. March 15 1958 the level of the Promenadedeck had been reached. On the first picture can be seen that the bow was...

When the ss Rotterdam left the Holland America Line fleet in 1997 some engineers took builders’ plates from the engine room as a souvenir. We are glad they did it, because who knows what had happened to the plates during the stay at the Bahama’s and during...