SS Statendam 1924 Travel Postcard
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SS Statendam 1924 Travel Postcard
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SS Statendam 1924 Travel Postcard. The SS Statendam was a Dutch Passenger Ship build by Harland and Wolff for the Holland America Line as a Replacement of the second Statendam which was sunk after being torpedoed six times on 19–20 July 1918. The ship was laid down in 1921. but due to the changes in American emigration laws and the Shortages of Steel in England, Construction of the ship was slow and the ship would not be completed until 1929. During World War 2 the ship was still in service until she was call back to the Netherlands. On 11 May 1940 with German invasion of the Netherlands the Ship caught fire and was declare a total loss.
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December 21st, 2020
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