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SS Binnendijk
SS Binnendijk was a Holland America Line (NASM) cargo steamship. She was one of NASM's "B" class ships: the company's first cargo ships to be powered by steam turbines. Binnendijk was built in South Holland in 1921, and sunk by a mine in the English Channel in 1939. She was the first ship that NASM lost in the Second World War. Her wreck off the coast of Dorset, England is now a wreck diving site, nicknamed "The Benny".
Some sources anglicise the ship's name to Binnendyk. However, Lloyd's Register always recorded her as Binnendijk.
Until 1920, every NASM cargo ship was propelled by a reciprocating steam engine; in most cases triple-expansion. However, in April of that year C. van der Giessen & Zonen's shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel laid down the first of a class of new ships of about 6,850 GRT for NASM. Each member of the class was to be driven by two Brown-Curtis steam turbines, driving a single screw via double-reduction gearing.
Van der Giessen launched the first ship in October 1920 as Burgerdijk, completed her in June 1921, and went on to build three more members of the class. Industrieële Maatschappij 'De Noord', on the Noord river in Alblasserdam built two, including the final member of the class, Boschdijk, which was completed in October 1922. Boele's Scheepswerven & Machinefabriek in Bolnes in South Holland built one, and Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord in Rotterdam built one.
'De Noord' built Binnendijk, which was the third member of the class to be completed. She was yard number 131, and was launched on 30 June 1921. Harland & Wolff built her turbines, so she was towed from the Noord to Belfast, Ireland, where she arrived on 1 October for them to be installed. She was completed on 18 December.
Her lengths were 416.3 ft (126.9 m) overall and 400.4 ft (122.0 m) registered. Her beam was 54.3 ft (16.6 m) and her depth was 36.6 ft (11.2 m). Her tonnages were 6,873 GRT, 4,240 NRT and 9,939 DWT. Her holds had capacity for 527,000 cu ft (14,900 m3) of grain, or 478,000 cu ft (13,500 m3) of baled cargo. She also had three berths for first class passengers.
The combined power output of Binnendijk's turbines was rated at 648 NHP or 3,000 SHP. They gave her a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).
NASM registered Binnendijk at Rotterdam. Her code letters were NHBK. She began her maiden voyage on 24 December 1921.
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SS Binnendijk
SS Binnendijk was a Holland America Line (NASM) cargo steamship. She was one of NASM's "B" class ships: the company's first cargo ships to be powered by steam turbines. Binnendijk was built in South Holland in 1921, and sunk by a mine in the English Channel in 1939. She was the first ship that NASM lost in the Second World War. Her wreck off the coast of Dorset, England is now a wreck diving site, nicknamed "The Benny".
Some sources anglicise the ship's name to Binnendyk. However, Lloyd's Register always recorded her as Binnendijk.
Until 1920, every NASM cargo ship was propelled by a reciprocating steam engine; in most cases triple-expansion. However, in April of that year C. van der Giessen & Zonen's shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel laid down the first of a class of new ships of about 6,850 GRT for NASM. Each member of the class was to be driven by two Brown-Curtis steam turbines, driving a single screw via double-reduction gearing.
Van der Giessen launched the first ship in October 1920 as Burgerdijk, completed her in June 1921, and went on to build three more members of the class. Industrieële Maatschappij 'De Noord', on the Noord river in Alblasserdam built two, including the final member of the class, Boschdijk, which was completed in October 1922. Boele's Scheepswerven & Machinefabriek in Bolnes in South Holland built one, and Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord in Rotterdam built one.
'De Noord' built Binnendijk, which was the third member of the class to be completed. She was yard number 131, and was launched on 30 June 1921. Harland & Wolff built her turbines, so she was towed from the Noord to Belfast, Ireland, where she arrived on 1 October for them to be installed. She was completed on 18 December.
Her lengths were 416.3 ft (126.9 m) overall and 400.4 ft (122.0 m) registered. Her beam was 54.3 ft (16.6 m) and her depth was 36.6 ft (11.2 m). Her tonnages were 6,873 GRT, 4,240 NRT and 9,939 DWT. Her holds had capacity for 527,000 cu ft (14,900 m3) of grain, or 478,000 cu ft (13,500 m3) of baled cargo. She also had three berths for first class passengers.
The combined power output of Binnendijk's turbines was rated at 648 NHP or 3,000 SHP. They gave her a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).
NASM registered Binnendijk at Rotterdam. Her code letters were NHBK. She began her maiden voyage on 24 December 1921.