SS Prinses Amalia was built for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) by John Elder & Co. of Govan on the River Clyde.[1] She was launched on 19 March 1874.[4] On her first trip she would be the largest ship steaming from the Netherlands. She was expected there in early May.[5] In early April it became known that delivery would be delayed and Prinses Amalia would leave the Netherlands in June. On 6 June 1874 Prinses Amalia made her trial runs on the Clyde, reaching about 12 knots. That same evening she left Greenock for Nieuwediep (Den Helder)[6] On 10 June 1874 SS Prinses Amalia arrived in Nieuwediep.
Characteristicsedit
Dimensionsedit
SS Prinses Amalia was 383 feet long, 40 feet wide and had a draught of 31 feet 6 inches. The cargo size of the ship was 3,500 tons.[4]
Machineryedit
The compound steam engines were also delivered by the shipyard. The nominal power of the engines was 400 hp. There were two direct acting cylinders, one of 86 inch diameter, the other of 50 inch diameter,[7] each with a stroke of 3 feet 6 inches.[8]
There were also steam engines to drive the anchor winch and other winches.[8]
Accommodationedit
SS Prinses Amalia had place for 76 first class passengers, 32 second class passengers, and some third class passengers.[4] Near the bow of the ship was a section for soldiers. It was the least comfortable part of the ship, with soldiers sleeping in hammocks. Behind the soldiers section were the cabins for the 32 second class passengers. These were grouped around a saloon, which was also used to dine. A pantry was available to serve dinner in this saloon. It was also used to serve drinks. Any non-commanding officers would be transported in the second class. The first class was in the rear of the ship. Any military officers would be housed in the first class. The first class saloon was partly gilded and had painted panels. This room had three big tables to seat the 74 first class passengers.[9]
Every first class cabin had two washstands, so that of the three or four gentlemen that shared a cabin at least two could freshen themselves at the same time. There were also cabins for families with internal doors to children's cabins.[9]
Serviceedit
Prinses Amalia was one of the earliest steamers to operate in the Amsterdam - Java service (inaugurated by SMN in 1871), spending her entire service life on this route.[1]
On her maiden voyage to the Dutch East Indies SS Prinses Amalia carried many parts of Batavia Dock. This iron floating dry dock was transported to the Dutch East Indies in parts, and would be assembled on Untung Jawa (Amsterdam Island). On 16 June 1874 Prinses Amalia sailed from Nieuwediep for Southampton, Naples and ultimately Batavia.[10] In the evening of the 17th she arrived in Southampton.[11] On 19 June she left Southampton again. On 29 June she arrived in Naples, whence she left on the morrow.[12] On 2 July she was at Port Said. On 6 July she left Suez. On 24 July 1874 Prinses Amalia arrived in Padang. On 31 July she arrived in Batavia. It was a swift voyage, and without all the stops, it would have been the fastest trip from Nieuwediep to Batavia up to that date.[13]
Fateedit
She was broken up at Genoa in 1906 having been renamed Amalia for her final delivery voyage.[1]
Notable passengersedit
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod-Zelle and Rudolph John MacLeod on board in 1897
^"Mata Hari". Encyclopedia of World Biography. YourDictionary.Com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^Shipman, Pat (2002). The man who found the missing link : Eugène Dubois and his lifelong quest to prove Darwin right (1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. p. 76 and 538. ISBN9780674008663.
External linksedit
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SS Prinses Amalia was a Dutch steam ship of the Netherland Line Dutch Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland SMN or Netherlands Steamship Company History Netherlands NameSS Prinses Amalia OwnerDutch Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland 1874 1904 1 L Pittaluga 1906 1 Ordered21 June 1873 2 BuilderJohn Elder amp Co Cost984 840 guilders 3 Yard number166 1 Laid down14 August 1873 Launched19 March 1874 1 Out of service1906 RenamedAmalia 1906 FateBroken up 1906 General characteristics TypePassenger liner 1 Tonnage3 480 GRT 1 Length371 ft 6 in 113 2 m 1 Beam39 ft 9 in 12 1 m 1 Draught22 2 feet 6 8 m 1 Installed power1 600 ihp 1 200 kW as built PropulsionAs built Single screw 2 cylinder 50 amp 86 in 42 in 1 300 amp 2 200 mm 1 100 mm steam engine 1 From 1892 Single screw triple expansion 3 cylinder steam engine by Kon Maats De Schelde Vlissingen 1 Sail plan3 masted barque Speed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Contents 1 Ordering and Construction 2 Characteristics 2 1 Dimensions 2 2 Machinery 2 3 Accommodation 3 Service 4 Fate 5 Notable passengers 6 References 7 Notes 8 External linksOrdering and Construction editSS Prinses Amalia was built for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland SMN by John Elder amp Co of Govan on the River Clyde 1 She was launched on 19 March 1874 4 On her first trip she would be the largest ship steaming from the Netherlands She was expected there in early May 5 In early April it became known that delivery would be delayed and Prinses Amalia would leave the Netherlands in June On 6 June 1874 Prinses Amalia made her trial runs on the Clyde reaching about 12 knots That same evening she left Greenock for Nieuwediep Den Helder 6 On 10 June 1874 SS Prinses Amalia arrived in Nieuwediep Characteristics editDimensions edit SS Prinses Amalia was 383 feet long 40 feet wide and had a draught of 31 feet 6 inches The cargo size of the ship was 3 500 tons 4 Machinery edit The compound steam engines were also delivered by the shipyard The nominal power of the engines was 400 hp There were two direct acting cylinders one of 86 inch diameter the other of 50 inch diameter 7 each with a stroke of 3 feet 6 inches 8 There were also steam engines to drive the anchor winch and other winches 8 Accommodation edit SS Prinses Amalia had place for 76 first class passengers 32 second class passengers and some third class passengers 4 Near the bow of the ship was a section for soldiers It was the least comfortable part of the ship with soldiers sleeping in hammocks Behind the soldiers section were the cabins for the 32 second class passengers These were grouped around a saloon which was also used to dine A pantry was available to serve dinner in this saloon It was also used to serve drinks Any non commanding officers would be transported in the second class The first class was in the rear of the ship Any military officers would be housed in the first class The first class saloon was partly gilded and had painted panels This room had three big tables to seat the 74 first class passengers 9 Every first class cabin had two washstands so that of the three or four gentlemen that shared a cabin at least two could freshen themselves at the same time There were also cabins for families with internal doors to children s cabins 9 Service editPrinses Amalia was one of the earliest steamers to operate in the Amsterdam Java service inaugurated by SMN in 1871 spending her entire service life on this route 1 On her maiden voyage to the Dutch East Indies SS Prinses Amalia carried many parts of Batavia Dock This iron floating dry dock was transported to the Dutch East Indies in parts and would be assembled on Untung Jawa Amsterdam Island On 16 June 1874 Prinses Amalia sailed from Nieuwediep for Southampton Naples and ultimately Batavia 10 In the evening of the 17th she arrived in Southampton 11 On 19 June she left Southampton again On 29 June she arrived in Naples whence she left on the morrow 12 On 2 July she was at Port Said On 6 July she left Suez On 24 July 1874 Prinses Amalia arrived in Padang On 31 July she arrived in Batavia It was a swift voyage and without all the stops it would have been the fastest trip from Nieuwediep to Batavia up to that date 13 Fate editShe was broken up at Genoa in 1906 having been renamed Amalia for her final delivery voyage 1 Notable passengers edit nbsp Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod Zelle and Rudolph John MacLeod on board in 1897 Mata Hari departed Amsterdam 1 May 1897 bound for the Dutch East Indies 14 Eugene Dubois departed Amsterdam 29 October 1887 bound for the Dutch East Indies 15 References editTideman B J 1880 Memoriaal van de Marine Van Heteren AmsterdamNotes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Prinses Amalia Clyde Built Ships Retrieved 23 March 2014 Tideman 1880 p Livret K p 6 Tideman 1880 p Livret K p 7 a b c Te water gelaten schepen De Standaard 25 March 1874 Scheepstijdingen Algemeen Handelsblad 29 March 1874 Scheepstijdingen second header on same page Algemeen Handelsblad 9 June 1874 Tideman 1880 p Livret K p 2 a b Scheepstijdingen Java Bode 6 May 1874 a b De nieuwe Stoomboot Prinses Amalia Java Bode 24 July 1874 Nederlandsch Indie Java Bode 18 June 1874 Scheepstijdingene De Tijd 19 June 1874 Stoomvaart Berichten Algemeen Handelsblad 30 June 1874 Nederlandsch Indie Java Bode 31 July 1874 Mata Hari Encyclopedia of World Biography YourDictionary Com Retrieved 23 March 2014 Shipman Pat 2002 The man who found the missing link Eugene Dubois and his lifelong quest to prove Darwin right 1st Harvard University Press pbk ed Cambridge Mass Harvard University Press p 76 and 538 ISBN 9780674008663 External links editPhoto home planet nl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Prinses Amalia amp oldid 1165063452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
