Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij

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Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij

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Industry	Shipping company
Founded	1 October 1856
Defunct	1981 merged into Nedlloyd
Successor	Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Unie
Headquarters	Amsterdam , Netherlands
Area served	Europe, Caribbean and Central America

The Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij (KNSM) (Royal Netherlands Steamship Company) was an Amsterdam-based shipping company that existed from 1856 to 1981. It was once the largest company in Amsterdam and one of the top five shipping lines in the Netherlands. The company operated mid-sized freighters that had limited passenger accommodations. At its peak in 1939, the company had 79 vessels. Of these, 48 were lost during World War II.