Hi Julia, NOORDAM / KUNGSHOLM 1901 The NOORDAM was a 12,531 gross ton vessel built in 1901 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the Dutch company, Holland America Line. Her details were - - length 550.3ft x beam 62.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 286-1st, 292-2nd and 1,800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 28th Sep.1901, she sailed from Rotterdam on her maiden voyage to New York on 1st May 1902. On 17th Oct.1914 she was damaged by a mine in the North Sea, but repaired and resumed sailing on 26th Mar.1915. On 3rd Aug.1917 she was again damaged by a mine and was then laid up for the duration of the war. She resumed service between Rotterdam, Plymouth, Brest and New York on 9th Mar.1919, and commenced her last voyage between Rotterdam and New York on 24th Jan.1923. She then went to the Swedish America Line, who refitted her to carry 478-cabin class and 1,800-3rd class passengers and renamed her KUNGSHOLM. On 15th Mar.1923 she started sailings between Gothenburg and New York, and on 7th Nov.1924 between Gothenburg, Halifax and New York. On 6th Oct.1926 she went back to her previous name of NOORDAM and resumed sailing between Rotterdam and New York and in December of that year, became a third class passenger ship only. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 16th Apr.1927, was then sold and scrapped at Hendrik Ido Ambacht in 1928. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3. p913.] Series Roll Volume Year Month Day Frame Ship Port FHL roll 7 T715 2159 4902 1913 August 26 22 Noordam Rotterdam/Boulogne 1400843 List of detained passenegrs http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/mm.htm?back=http://www.stevemorse.org/ellis/boat.html&series=1&roll=2159&frame=22&display=true found above from http://www.stevemorse.org/ellis/boat.html http://stevemorse.org/ellis/pictures.html http://stevemorse.org/ http://www.ellisisland.org/ Hope this helps, Kind regards, Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "j P" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] "Noordam"