SS Noordam (1902)

Noordam picking up a pilot in 1903.
History
Name
  • 1902: Noordam
  • 1923: Kungsholm
  • 1925: Noordam
OwnerHolland America Line
Operator1923: Swedish American Line
Port of registry
Route
  • 1902: Rotterdam – New York
  • 1923: Gothenburg – New York
  • 1926: Rotterdam – New York
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number338
Launched28 September 1901
Completed29 March 1902
Maiden voyage1 May 1902
Refit1923
Identification
FateScrapped 1928–29
General characteristics
Typeocean liner
Tonnage12,531 GRT, 7,978 NRT, 12,339 DWT
Length
  • 560.7 ft (170.9 m) overall
  • 550.3 ft (167.7 m) registered
Beam62.3 ft (19.0 m)
Draught32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Depth26.2 ft (8.0 m)
Decks3
Installed power1,265 NHP, 7,600 ihp
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity
  • passengers:
    • 1902: 286 × 1st class, 292 × 2nd class, 1,800 × 3rd class
    • 1923: 478 × cabin class, 1,800 × 3rd class
    • 1926: 3rd class only
  • cargo: 530,000 cubic feet (15,008 m3) grain, 488,000 cubic feet (13,819 m3) bale
Sensors and
processing systems
by 1911: submarine signalling
Notessister ships: Potsdam, Rijndam

SS Noordam was a steam ocean liner that was launched in Ireland in 1901 and scrapped in the Netherlands in 1928–29. Holland America Line owned her throughout her career. From 1923 to 1924 Swedish American Line chartered her and renamed her Kungsholm.

She was the first of four Holland America Line ships to be called Noordam, and the first of four Swedish American Line ships to be called Kungsholm.