SS Rotterdam (1872)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Rotterdam (1872–1883) |
| Namesake | Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Owner | Holland America Line |
| Port of registry | Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Ordered | 11 February 1871 |
| Builder | Henderson, Coulborn and Company |
| Cost | £ 30,000 |
| Yard number | 127 |
| Laid down | 22 June 1871 |
| Launched | 6 June 1872 |
| Christened | 6 June 1872 by Jacoba Helena Hus (daughter of Jacob Hus, Rotterdam's first captain) |
| Completed | October 1872 |
| Maiden voyage | 15 October 1872 |
| Fate | Wrecked 26 September 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 1,694 GRT |
| Length | 81.8 m (268 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 1 × 4 cyl quadruple expansion engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller and sails |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 46 |
| Notes | She had a bunker capacity 1524 tons of coal. |
SS Rotterdam was a Dutch 19th-century ocean-going steamer. She was built in 1872 by the Henderson, Coulborn and Company shipbuilding firm. The ship ran aground and sunk on the Zeehondenbank near the Dutch island of Schouwen, while she was travelling from New York, United States to Rotterdam, The Netherlands.