| SS Rijndam (1951) | |
|---|---|
| Career | |
| Name: | SS Rijndam |
| Operator: | NASM |
| Builder: | N.V. Dok- en Werfmaatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam the Netherlands[1] |
| Yard number: | 732[2] |
| Laid down: | 17 DEC 1949[2] |
| Christened: | 19 DEC 1951 Mrs. C. Tjarda van Stakenborgh Stachouwer-Marburg (wife of the prewar Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies)[2] |
| Acquired: | 10 JUL 1951[2] |
| Maiden voyage: | 16 JUL 1951[2] |
| In service: | 1951-1966 with NASM[2] |
| Out of service: | 2003 |
| Fate: | Sank on in route to scrapping at Alang, India |
| Status: | Sunk |
| Notes: | Originally ordered as combination cargo passenger ship Dinteldijk |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 15,015 GRT[1] |
| Length: | 503 ft (153.3 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 69 ft (21.0 m)[2] |
| Installed power: | cross-compound General Electric steam turbines (built in 1945) 8,500shp double-reduction geared[2] |
| Propulsion: | Single screw[2] |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots[2] |
| Capacity: | 39 first class berths, 854 Tourist passengers[2] |
| Notes: | Daily fuel consumption 53 tons, daily (considered low for that time)[2] |
The SS Rijndam (also spelled Ryndam) was a ship that was built for Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij in 1951. She was built by N.V. Dok en Werfmaatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam. The original intent of her design was to be designated as the freighter Dinteldyk (which was also designed to carry a small complement of passengers). A decision was made to have her redesigned as a liner in 1950, but she still retained the stout hull lines and sturdy machinery of a freighter.[1][2] In 1973, she was sold to a Panamanian subsidiary of a Greek shipping interest and extensively refitted with her bow line changed, many internal changes, and alterations to her superstructure. This was done to give her a more modern (at the time) 1970's design appearance.[2] In 1988 she was sold to gaming interests and performed short cruises in the Gulf of Mexico under the name Pride of Mississippi, and in 1991 was renamed Pride of Galveston.[1] In 1993, she was docked permanently in Biloxi, Mississippi and became the Copa Casino. When Copa Casino adopted a more permanent structure, a decision was made that she should be scrapped. In 2003, sunk on her way to the ship breakers in Alang, India.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Ryndam". 2005-06-13. http://www.vdleek.nl/Hal/Vloot/Ryndam.html. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 "Maasdam/Ryndam (for Ships Monthly)". 1987 SEP/OCT. http://www.halpostcards.com/unofficial/kohler.html. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
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