statendam

[momofmeg]

We were on the Statendam in 2001 and I thought I saw while on ship that the ship was built in 1996. Later someone told me on these boards that this ship was over 20 years old. So I thought maybe I was wrong.

 

Then I recently read there has been several Statendams. So does anyone know when the current Statendam was launched?

[Old As Dirt Mom]

....So does anyone know when the current Statendam was launched?

 

Hi MomofMeg:

 

January, 1993

[momofmeg]

Hi MomofMeg:

 

January, 1993

 

 

Thanks. I knew it wasn't brand new-as the ship only had balconies with suites but I was like I did not think it was that old!

[Old As Dirt Mom]

Thanks. I knew it wasn't brand new-as the ship only had balconies with suites but I was like I did not think it was that old!

 

You're welcome:) Here's where I got my info:

 

http://www.hollandamerica.com/pdfs/media/factsheets/FastFacts_Statendam.pdf

[kakalina]

Then I recently read there has been several Statendams.

 

I think this one is number 5 or 6, as you walk around her you can see paintings of all of them.

 

Virgil

[Copper10-8]

I think this one is number 5 or 6, as you walk around her you can see paintings of all of them.

 

Virgil

 

The current Statendam is number V (5).

Statendam I at 10,491 gross tons served HAL from 1898-1910

Statendam II **

Statendam III at 29,511 gross tons served HAL from 1924-1940

Statendam IV at 24,294 gross tons served HAL from 1957-1981

**STATENDAM II was launched on July 9, 1914, but due to WWI, completed in 1917 as the British troopship Justicia under White Star Line management. She was torpedoed on July 19, 1917 by German submarine U-64 and sunk the next day by U-124. In 1915 HAL still had hopes of taking delivery of STATENDAM II and used her image on pamphlets (see below).

 

[SDHALFAN]

Hi John,

 

Where did you find that picture of the pamphlet? It's great.

 

Valerie:)

[Copper10-8]

Hi John,

 

Where did you find that picture of the pamphlet? It's great.

 

Valerie:)

 

Hi Val, check out the unofficial HAL homepage at http://www.unofficial.net/hal/

Very cool site!

Also Statendam III served from 1929 (not 1924) to 1940 when, during the German invasion, she was caught in a crossfire between German and Dutch forces. She burnt out between 11-12 May 1940 and was scrapped in August of that year.

[SDHALFAN]

Thanks so much for the link John. It looks like a great site and I have bookmarked it. I'm going to have a lot of fun reading it.

 

Valerie:)

[cruznon]

Thanks, John. So much wonderful info and so many terrific resources on this board!:)

[DiveMaster]

Statendam, first of the Statendam class was built 1993 and is the oldest of the ships in the line built specifically for HAL (for reference the oldest ship in the line is the Prisendam which was originally built in 1988 for another line).

 

We were on the Statendam in 2001 and I thought I saw while on ship that the ship was built in 1996. Later someone told me on these boards that this ship was over 20 years old. So I thought maybe I was wrong.

 

Then I recently read there has been several Statendams. So does anyone know when the current Statendam was launched?