SS Prinses Amalia

SS Prinses Amalia was a Dutch steam ship of the Netherland Line (Dutch Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) or Netherlands Steamship Company)

A pair of commemorative Delftblue tiles issued by Nedlloyd showing SS Prinses Amalia
History
Netherlands
NameSS Prinses Amalia
Owner
  • Dutch Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland 1874-1904[1]
  • L. Pittaluga 1906[1]
Ordered21 June 1873[2]
BuilderJohn Elder & 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)
Propulsion
  • As built:: Single screw, 2-cylinder
  • 50 & 86 in × 42 in
  • (1,300 & 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)

Ordering and Construction

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.

Characteristics

Dimensions

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

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

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

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]

Fate

She was broken up at Genoa in 1906 having been renamed Amalia for her final delivery voyage.[1]

Notable passengers
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod-Zelle and Rudolph John MacLeod on board in 1897

References
  • Tideman, B.J. (1880), Memoriaal van de Marine, Van Heteren Amsterdam

Notes
  1. "Prinses Amalia". Clyde Built Ships. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. Tideman 1880, p. Livret K p. 6.
  3. Tideman 1880, p. Livret K p. 7.
  4. "Te water gelaten schepen". De Standaard. 25 March 1874.
  5. "Scheepstijdingen". Algemeen Handelsblad. 29 March 1874.
  6. "Scheepstijdingen (second header on same page)". Algemeen Handelsblad. 9 June 1874.
  7. Tideman 1880, p. Livret K p. 2.
  8. "Scheepstijdingen". Java-Bode. 6 May 1874.
  9. "De nieuwe Stoomboot Prinses Amalia". Java-Bode. 24 July 1874.
  10. "Nederlandsch-Indië". Java-Bode. 18 June 1874.
  11. "Scheepstijdingenë". De Tijd. 19 June 1874.
  12. "Stoomvaart-Berichten". Algemeen Handelsblad. 30 June 1874.
  13. "Nederlandsch-Indië". Java-Bode. 31 July 1874.
  14. "Mata Hari". Encyclopedia of World Biography. YourDictionary.Com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  15. 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. ISBN 9780674008663.
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