Having attempted unsuccessfully to establish services between Rotterdam–Hamburg and Antwerp–London, the company turned its attention to Rotterdam–London and became the first regular foreign-owned company to set up such a service into London Port.
The original boat on the service was the wooden paddle steamer De Batavier (built 1829).[1] She was replaced by an iron-hulled paddle steamer named Batavier in 1855, and this ship was replaced by another iron-hulled steamer Batavier in 1872.
In 1895, NSM sold the company to Wm. H. Müller and Co. and a condition of sale[1] was that the Batavier name would be maintained as the company name and the naming scheme for its ships.[2]
Müller ordered two new steel-hulled steamers from Gourlay Brothers of Dundee in 1897, Batavier II and Batavier III. When this pair joined the fleet, the prior Batavier was renamed Batavier I. In Rotterdam, the ships docked at the Willemsplein; in London, the ships originally docked near London Bridge, but in 1899 switched to Custom House and Wool Quays near Tower Bridge (now known as Sugar Quay).[2] Also beginning in 1899, the Batavier Line service between Rotterdam and London was offered daily except Sundays.[3] In 1902 a further pair of ship was ordered from Gourlay, Batavier IV and Batavier V, and when Batavier VI was added in 1903, Batavier I was taken out of service. In 1909 Batavier II and Batavier III were rebuilt to a size more closely aligned with the later ships.[2]
During the early stages of World War I, the line continued service, but the ships were sometime subjected to being stopped by German submarines. In March 1915, Batavier V was stopped and seized as a prize by German submarine U-28, but later released by the German prize court. In May 1916, Batavier V struck a mine off the British coast and was sunk with the loss of four lives. In September, Batavier II was seized by UB-6, but later released; she was sunk in 1917 by the British submarine E55.[2]
In June 1922 the London terminal was changed to "Batavier Pier" in Gravesend.[1]
After World War I ended, new Batavier II and Batavier V were added to the line, but during World War II, the newer Batavier V was seized by German forces and later sunk by a British motor torpedo boat.[2] A newer Batavier III, added in 1939 to replace the 1902 ship of the same name, was also seized by the Germans and later mined. After the end of the war, only the 1921 Batavier II remained in service for the line and continued passenger service until April 1958 ending the 128 year service.[1] Several freighters were added in the late 1950s and a freight service was continued for a time after passenger service ended.[2]
Greenway, Ambrose (1986). A Century of North Sea Passenger Steamers. Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN0-7110-1338-1.
van Ysselsteyn, Hendrik Albert (1908). The Port of Rotterdam (3d ed.). Rotterdam: Nijgh & Van Ditmar's Publishing Co. OCLC 60983381.
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The Batavier Line Dutch Batavier Lijn was a packet service between Rotterdam and London from 1830 until the 1960s The line was established by the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij known as NSM and in English as Netherlands Steamship Company 1 SS Batavier II in c 1897 1909 SS Batavier V in c 1902 1916 Contents 1 History 2 Ships 3 References 4 BibliographyHistory EditHaving attempted unsuccessfully to establish services between Rotterdam Hamburg and Antwerp London the company turned its attention to Rotterdam London and became the first regular foreign owned company to set up such a service into London Port The original boat on the service was the wooden paddle steamer De Batavier built 1829 1 She was replaced by an iron hulled paddle steamer named Batavier in 1855 and this ship was replaced by another iron hulled steamer Batavier in 1872 In 1895 NSM sold the company to Wm H Muller and Co and a condition of sale 1 was that the Batavier name would be maintained as the company name and the naming scheme for its ships 2 Muller ordered two new steel hulled steamers from Gourlay Brothers of Dundee in 1897 Batavier II and Batavier III When this pair joined the fleet the prior Batavier was renamed Batavier I In Rotterdam the ships docked at the Willemsplein in London the ships originally docked near London Bridge but in 1899 switched to Custom House and Wool Quays near Tower Bridge now known as Sugar Quay 2 Also beginning in 1899 the Batavier Line service between Rotterdam and London was offered daily except Sundays 3 In 1902 a further pair of ship was ordered from Gourlay Batavier IV and Batavier V and when Batavier VI was added in 1903 Batavier I was taken out of service In 1909 Batavier II and Batavier III were rebuilt to a size more closely aligned with the later ships 2 During the early stages of World War I the line continued service but the ships were sometime subjected to being stopped by German submarines In March 1915 Batavier V was stopped and seized as a prize by German submarine U 28 but later released by the German prize court In May 1916 Batavier V struck a mine off the British coast and was sunk with the loss of four lives In September Batavier II was seized by UB 6 but later released she was sunk in 1917 by the British submarine E55 2 In June 1922 the London terminal was changed to Batavier Pier in Gravesend 1 After World War I ended new Batavier II and Batavier V were added to the line but during World War II the newer Batavier V was seized by German forces and later sunk by a British motor torpedo boat 2 A newer Batavier III added in 1939 to replace the 1902 ship of the same name was also seized by the Germans and later mined After the end of the war only the 1921 Batavier II remained in service for the line and continued passenger service until April 1958 ending the 128 year service 1 Several freighters were added in the late 1950s and a freight service was continued for a time after passenger service ended 2 Ships EditSee list of ships operated belowPropulsion Ship Launched Tonnage GRT Notes and referencesPS De Batavier 1827 c 300 Wooden construction Tonnage possibly DWAT or DWCC not NRT 1 PS Batavier 1855 Iron hulled SS Batavier 1872 Iron hulled Replaced Batavier 1855 Renamed Batavier I in 1897 SS Batavier II 1897 1 136 Built Gourlay Brothers Lengthened and re boilered in 1909 1910 War loss 1916 1 SS Batavier III 1897 1 136 Built Gourlay Brothers Lengthened and re boilered 1909 1910 Sold 1939 1 SS Batavier IV 1903 1 568 Built by Gourlay Brothers Survived World War II but did not re enter service 4 SS Batavier V 1903 1 568 Built by Gourlay Brothers Mined in 1916 and sunk 4 SS Batavier VI 1903 1 181 Built by Mackie and Thompson Glasgow Survived World War I Sold 1928 4 SS Batavier II 1921 1 573 Built by Wilton Engineering Rotterdam Re entered service after war and served until passenger service closed in 1958 Scrapped 1960 5 SS Batavier V 1921 1 573 Built by Wilton Engineering Rotterdam Seized by Germany Sunk by British Royal Navy 1941 5 SS Batavier III 1939 2 687 Built by Scheepswerf De Noord Alblasserdam Seized by Germany in May 1940 Hit mine and sank 1942 5 References Edit a b c d e f g h Greenway 1986 p 101 a b c d e f Batavier Line Simplon Postcards The Passenger Ship Website Ian Boyle Retrieved 17 March 2009 van Ysselsteyn 1908 p 222 a b c Greenway 1986 p 102 a b c Greenway 1986 p 103Bibliography EditGreenway Ambrose 1986 A Century of North Sea Passenger Steamers Shepperton Ian Allan Ltd ISBN 0 7110 1338 1 van Ysselsteyn Hendrik Albert 1908 The Port of Rotterdam 3d ed Rotterdam Nijgh amp Van Ditmar s Publishing Co OCLC 60983381 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Batavier Line amp oldid 1125139397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
