1939 Travel-Fa. Express Exchange New York USA Ship Steamer Holland American Line For Sale
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1939 Travel-Fa. Express Exchange New York USA Ship Steamer Holland American Line:
$218.65
Mitteilung 1939 Reise-Fa. Express Exchange New York USA Schiff Dampfer Holland American Linerough 2-8869Cable Address"CHANGEX"Steamship Ticketsfor All LinesCruises, Tours to AllParts of the Worldxpress&xchangeauthorized travel agency201 East 86tH StreetNext to Woolworth'sTravelers ChecksOrdersMoney CLetters of CreditForeign Currencynew yorkSeptember 9th 193934803Miss Martha Herrmann,####Dear Frl. Herrmann,According to the just receivedMessage from the Holland American Line, allowwe are pleased to inform you that the steamer Statendamnot on September 14, 1939,but on September 15Departs from New York at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.We also allow ourselves,To make you aware that you are in the -seats of an exit permit (Sailing Permit)you have to be who you are from the Custom HouseRoom 135 Bowling Green New York City,N.Y.,againstGet presentation of passport and ship cardcan.Always happy to yourServices, we draw,K./Ganzer.With respect,EXPRESS EXCHANGE,VIA:SECURITY: $100.000.00 DEPOSITED WITH SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS OF STATE OF NEW America Line is a US-owned cruise line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.Holland America Line was founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and from 1873 to 1989, it operated as a Dutch shipping line, a passenger line, a cargo line and a cruise line operating primarily between the Netherlands and North America. As part of the company's legacy, it was directly involved in the transport of many hundreds of thousands of emigrants from the Netherlands to North America.[2]
Holland America has been a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation since 1989.[3]
HistoryDutch shipping and passenger line (1873–1989)
1898 Holland-Amerika Lijn posterHolland America Line was founded in 1873, as the Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Dutch-American Steamship Company), in short Holland-Amerika Lijn, a shipping and passenger line.[4] It was headquartered in Rotterdam, in the building which is now the Hotel New York.[5] It provided service from its European base to the Americas over the North Atlantic. The company was formed as a result of the reorganization of an earlier company, Plate, Reuchlin & Co. The company's first ship was the original Rotterdam (1872), which sailed its 15-day maiden voyage from the Netherlands to New York City on October 15, 1872. Other services were started to other new world ports, including Hoboken, Baltimore and South America. Cargo service to New York started in 1909.
During the first 25 years, the company carried 400,000 people from Europe to the Americas. Other North American ports were added during the early 20th century.[2]
Though transportation and shipping were the primary sources of revenue, in 1895, HAL offered its first vacation cruise. Its second vacation cruise, from New York to Palestine, was first offered in 1910.Former head office in Rotterdam, now the Hotel New YorkOne notable ship was the 36,000 GRT SS Nieuw Amsterdam of 1937. She and RMS Queen Mary were the only two liners built in the 1930s that made a profit.
At the start of the Second World War, HAL had 25 ships; nine remained at war's end. At the beginning of the war, the Westernland acquired from the Red Star Line in 1939, berthed at Falmouth, England, became the seat of the Dutch government.[6] The Nieuw Amsterdam sailed half a million miles transporting 400,000 military personnel. After the war, the shipping line was instrumental in transporting a massive wave of immigrants from the Netherlands to Canada and elsewhere.[7]
Another notable ship during the post-war period was SS Rotterdam of 1959, one of the first North Atlantic ships equipped for two-class transatlantic crossing and one-class luxury cruising.
By the late 1960s, the golden era of transatlantic passenger ships had been ended by the introduction of transatlantic jet air travel. HAL ended transatlantic service during the early 1970s, leaving the North Atlantic passenger trade for Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2.
In 1973, it sold its cargo shipping division, which continued to operate freight liner services with freighters, a Lighter aboard ship ('LASH' ship, mv Bilderdijk) and then container ships under the trade name of Incotrans, with headquarters in Rotterdam, with some of its North American services operated in partnership with the French shipping line Compagnie Générale Maritime.
It ceased operating as a Dutch line in 1989, when it was bought by Carnival for 1.2 billion guilders (€530 million). The proceeds were put into an investment company (HAL Investments), the majority of which is owned by the van der Vorm family.
Former fleet (before 1989) This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2023)HAL ships sold, scrapped or lost before Carnival took over.[7]
SS Aagtedijk, 1950–63 — Launched in 1945 as Turand. Spelling changed to Aagtedyk in 1953. Scrapped after a collision.[8]SS Beemsterdijk, 1922 — Sunk by a mine in 1941.[9]SS Beukelsdijk, 1916 — Wrecked on rocks in 1923.[10]SS Bilderdijk (I), 1922 — Sunk by torpedo by U-38 in 1940.[11]SS Binnendijk, 1921 — Sunk by a mine in 1939.[12]SS Blommersdijk (I), 1916 — Launched in 1907 as Blötberg. Sunk by shellfire by U-53 in 1916.[13]SS Boschdijk, 1922 — Sunk by air raid in 1940.[14]SS Breedijk, 1922 — Sunk by torpedo by U-34 in 1942.[15]SS Burgerdijk, 1921 — Sunk by torpedo by U-48 in 1940.[16]MV Dinteldijk, 1922 — Scuttled in 1940 to extinguish a fire. Used as a blockship in 1944.[17]MV Drechtdijk, 1923 — Captured by German forces in 1940, renamed Russelheim, sunk by an air attack in 1945.[18]SS Edam (I), 1881 — Sunk in a collision in 1882.[19]SS Edam (II), 1883 — Sunk in a collision in 1895.[20]SS Eemdijk (I), 1915 — Launched in 1913 as Oceanos. Sunk by a mine in 1915.[21]SS Gorredijk (I), 1909–23 — Launched in 1902 as Como. Sold and renamed Benmacdhui. Scrapped in 1931.[22]SS Groote Beer, 1951–63 — Launched in 1944, scrapped in 1971.[23]SS Leerdam (I), 1882. Launched in 1881 as Nederland. Sunk in a collision in 1889.[24]SS Maartensdijk, 1909–23 — Built in 1902 as Rapallo. Sold and renamed Benvrackie. Scrapped in 1933.[25]SS Maasdam (III), 1921 — Sunk by torpedo by U-564 in 1941.[26]SS Maasdam (IV), 1952–68 — became Polish Ocean Lines' TSS Stefan Batory. Scrapped in 2000.[27]SS Nieuw Amsterdam (I), 1905–32 — Largest HAL ship until Rotterdam (IV) was completed in 1908.[28]SS Nieuw Amsterdam (II), 1937–74 — UK troopship in Second World WarSS Noordam (I), 1902 — Scrapped in 1927. Warned RMS Titanic of sea ice on the latter's maiden voyage.[29]SS Noorderdijk (I), 1913 — Sunk by torpedo by U-21 in 1917.[30]SS Oosterdijk, 1913–18 — Sister of Westerdijk. Sunk in a collision.[31]SS P. Caland, 1874–97. Sister of W. A. Scholten. Sold and renamed Ressel.[32]SS Pennland, 1939 — launched in 1920 as Pittsburgh. Troopship from 1940. Sunk by air raid in 1941.[33]SS Potsdam, 1900–15 — Largest HAL ship when she entered service. Sold and renamed Stockholm. Scuttled in 1944, scrapped in 1947.MS Prinsendam, 1973–80 — Sank as a result of fire in her engine room.SS Rijndam (I), 1901 — US troopship 1918–19. Scrapped 1929.SS Rotterdam (I), 1873 — Wrecked in 1883.SS Rotterdam (II), 1886 — Scrapped in 1895.SS Rotterdam (III), 1897–1906 — Sold and renamed C. F. Tietgen. Sunk by torpedo by U-151 in 1918.[34]SS Rotterdam (IV), 1908 — Scrapped in 1940. Largest HAL ship until Statendam (III) entered service in 1929.SS Ryndam (II), 1951–73 — Sank in 2003 on her way to be scrapped.[27]MV Sloterdijk (II) 1940 — Sister of Sommelsdijk (III). US troopship in the Second World War. Dutch troopship in the Indonesian National Revolution. Scrapped in 1966.[35][36]SS Soestdijk (I), 1901–23 — Sold and renamed Callandia. Scrapped in 1931.[37]MV Sommelsdijk (III) 1939 — Wartime service as US troopship. Scrapped in 1965.[35][38]SS Spaarndam (II), 1922 — Combined passenger and cargo ship. Sunk by a mine in 1939 with the loss of 35 lives.[39]SS Statendam (I), 1898–1911 — Sold to Allan Line and renamed Scotian. Scrapped in 1927.SS Statendam (II) — Requisitioned before completion as the troopship Justicia.SS Statendam (III), 1929–40 — Scrapped after being set on fire to avoid capture at RotterdamSS Statendam (IV), 1956–82 — Last in service for Regent Star as Regency.[40]SS Veendam (I) 1888. Built in 1871 as Baltic. Sank in 1898 after striking a submerged wreck.[41]SS Veendam (II), 1923 — Sister of Volendam (I). In 1940, bombed in Rotterdam, repaired and requestioned by German forces. Used as submarine tender in Hamburg. Returned to HAL service 1947, scrapped in 1953.SS Veendam (III), 1972–74, 1975–76, 1978–84 — Last in service for Commodore Cruise Line as Enchanted Isle[42]SS Veendijk 1914–33[43]SS Volendam (I), 1922–52 — 1940–45 Escaped to Britain in WW2, served as troop transportSS Volendam (II), 1972–76, 1978–84 — Sister of Veendam (III); Later Universe Explorer of World Explorer Lines.[44]SS W. A. Scholten, 1874 — Sister of P. Caland. Sunk in a collision in 1887 with the loss of 122 lives.[45]SS Waterman, 1951–63 — Launched in 1945, scrapped in 1970.[23]SS Westerdam, 1945–65 — Combination first class passenger and cargo ship. Scrapped in 1965.SS Westerdijk 1913–33 — Sister of Oosterdijk.[46]MV Zaandam (II), 1939 — Sunk by torpedo by U-174 in 1942 with the loss 134 lives.[47]SS Zaandijk (I), 1909 — Built in 1899 as Ohio. Sunk by torpedo by U-21 in 1917.[48]SS Zuiderdijk, 1912–23 — Sold and renamed Misty Law. Scrapped in 1957.[49]SS Zuiderkruis, 1951–63 — Launched in 1944, scrapped in 1969.[23]As a US-based cruise line (1989–present)
Rotterdam and Eurodam docked in Tallinn, Estonia in 2014In 1989, the Holland America Line was bought by Carnival Corp, thus becoming an US–owned cruise line headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.[50]
In the summer of 2011, Rotterdam did two transatlantic crossings, the first traditional transatlantic runs made by the line in more than 40 years.[citation needed] Related Items:
1939 Travel-Fa. Express Exchange New York USA Ship Steamer Holland American Line
$218.65
