billroddy Posted November 5, 2011 #1 Share Posted November 5, 2011 From Vol 4, the history of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco, 1915. ---------------------------- Holland America Line built in the Palace of Transportation an exact copy of parts of the new triple-screw turbine steamer, "Statendam." Included was a first class cabin suite, regular first class, second cabin, and third-class staterooms and third class dining room and pantry. The Statendam under construction at Belfast will be a vessel of 45,000 tons displacement so the exhibit was strictly contemporaneous. The first class cabin suite was finished in Empire style mahogany, the bedroom in white enamel with gold panels in silk, and with carpets to match. It had a private bath adjoining and represented 32 such suites on the steamer. ---------------- Current update from Wikipedia In 1915, the British government requisitioned the Statendam for use as a troopship. The ship was given to the Cunard Line to manage and renamed Justicia. She was sunk by a German submarine in 1918 Bill Ancient Mariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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