Veendam
Ship Number
650
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
November 18, 1922
Delivered
March 29, 1923
Owner
Holland-America Line
Weight
15440 grt
BP Length
550 feet
Breadth
67 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
14.5 knots
Propulsion
our Steam Turbines. 9 water tube boilers. 215lb 1913nhp. By H&W, Belfast
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
Veendam

[Harland and Wolff Collection]
Two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14.5 knots. Passenger accommodation for 262-1st, 436-2nd 1,200-3rd class. Built for the Holland America Line. Her maiden voyage from Rotterdam to New York started on 18th April 1923 and she continued this service until leaving New York on her last crossing to Rotterdam on 30th March 1940.
 
In May 1940 she sustained fire damage at Rotterdam and was seized by the Germans. Used as an accommodation ship for submarine crews at Gdynia and Hamburg. Badly damaged by bombing at Hamburg in 1945.
 
Reconditioned at Amsterdam in 1946 and given accommodation for 223-1st and 363-tourist class passengers, she resumed Rotterdam - New York sailings on 21st February 1947. Her final voyage on this service started on 30th October 1953 and she was then scrapped at Baltimore.
 
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.914] [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.2, p.198]