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SS Maasdam (1920)
SS Maasdam was a Dutch turbine steamship that was launched in 1920 and sunk in 1941. She was the third Holland America Line (Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij, or NASM) ship to be named after the village of Maasdam in South Holland.
She was built as an ocean liner with berths for 990 passengers. In 1935 her passenger accommodation was reduced, and she continued her career as a cargo liner. In June 1941 a U-boat sank her in the Battle of the Atlantic, killing two of her passengers.
Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord built Maasdam as yard number 289, launching her on 21 October 1920 and completing her on 6 August 1921. Her lengths were 465.8 ft (142.0 m) overall and 450.0 ft (137.2 m) registered. Her beam was 58.2 ft (17.7 m) and her depth was 37.2 ft (11.3 m). Her tonnages were 8,812 GRT, 5,418 NRT and 11,400 DWT. Her holds had capacity for 592,118 cu ft (16,766.9 m3) of grain, or 540,238 cu ft (15,297.8 m3) of baled cargo. As built, she had berths for 990 passengers: 14 in first class, 174 in second class, and 802 in steerage.
Until 1920, all NASM ships had reciprocating steam engines, in most cases triple-expansion. Maasdam was part of a new generation of NASM ships, nearly all of which had steam turbines, which were reduction-geared for economy. Maasdam had a three Brown-Curtis turbines, made by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. They drove a single screw via double reduction gearing. Their combined power was rated at 880 NHP or 4,200 shp, and gave her a speed of 13 knots (24 km/h). As built, Maasdam had two funnels, but the second one was a dummy.
Maasdam was followed by three sister ships. Koninklijke Maatschappij 'De Schelde' Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek in Vlissingen launched Edam in January 1921. Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij 'Nieuwe Waterweg' in Schiedam launched Leerdam in December 1920, and Spaardnam in January 1922.
NASM registered Maasdam in Rotterdam. Her code letters were PJSN. By 1923 her navigation equipment included submarine signalling.
NASM ran various routes between Rotterdam and the Caribbean. In the 1925–26 season, Maasdam and her three sisters were working a route between Rotterdam and Tampico in Mexico. Outward voyages called at Antwerp, Boulogne, Bilbao, Santander, Gijón, A Coruña, Vigo, Havana and Vera Cruz. Return voyages called at Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Havana, A Coruña and Santander.
On 30 November 1926 Maasdam was about 400 nautical miles (740 km) off the coast of Spain, en route from Vera Cruz to Rotterdam, when she signalled that she was on fire. The fire started in her number 3 hold. The US cargo steamship West Ivis changed course to assist, and Maasdam declined an offer of assistance from the British cargo steamship Dalegarth. Maasdam reached Vigo on 2 December.
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SS Maasdam (1920)
SS Maasdam was a Dutch turbine steamship that was launched in 1920 and sunk in 1941. She was the third Holland America Line (Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij, or NASM) ship to be named after the village of Maasdam in South Holland.
She was built as an ocean liner with berths for 990 passengers. In 1935 her passenger accommodation was reduced, and she continued her career as a cargo liner. In June 1941 a U-boat sank her in the Battle of the Atlantic, killing two of her passengers.
Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord built Maasdam as yard number 289, launching her on 21 October 1920 and completing her on 6 August 1921. Her lengths were 465.8 ft (142.0 m) overall and 450.0 ft (137.2 m) registered. Her beam was 58.2 ft (17.7 m) and her depth was 37.2 ft (11.3 m). Her tonnages were 8,812 GRT, 5,418 NRT and 11,400 DWT. Her holds had capacity for 592,118 cu ft (16,766.9 m3) of grain, or 540,238 cu ft (15,297.8 m3) of baled cargo. As built, she had berths for 990 passengers: 14 in first class, 174 in second class, and 802 in steerage.
Until 1920, all NASM ships had reciprocating steam engines, in most cases triple-expansion. Maasdam was part of a new generation of NASM ships, nearly all of which had steam turbines, which were reduction-geared for economy. Maasdam had a three Brown-Curtis turbines, made by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. They drove a single screw via double reduction gearing. Their combined power was rated at 880 NHP or 4,200 shp, and gave her a speed of 13 knots (24 km/h). As built, Maasdam had two funnels, but the second one was a dummy.
Maasdam was followed by three sister ships. Koninklijke Maatschappij 'De Schelde' Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek in Vlissingen launched Edam in January 1921. Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij 'Nieuwe Waterweg' in Schiedam launched Leerdam in December 1920, and Spaardnam in January 1922.
NASM registered Maasdam in Rotterdam. Her code letters were PJSN. By 1923 her navigation equipment included submarine signalling.
NASM ran various routes between Rotterdam and the Caribbean. In the 1925–26 season, Maasdam and her three sisters were working a route between Rotterdam and Tampico in Mexico. Outward voyages called at Antwerp, Boulogne, Bilbao, Santander, Gijón, A Coruña, Vigo, Havana and Vera Cruz. Return voyages called at Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Havana, A Coruña and Santander.
On 30 November 1926 Maasdam was about 400 nautical miles (740 km) off the coast of Spain, en route from Vera Cruz to Rotterdam, when she signalled that she was on fire. The fire started in her number 3 hold. The US cargo steamship West Ivis changed course to assist, and Maasdam declined an offer of assistance from the British cargo steamship Dalegarth. Maasdam reached Vigo on 2 December.