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| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Rotterdam (1872–1883) |
| Namesake | Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Owner | Holland America Line |
| Port of registry |  Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Ordered | 11 February 1871 |
| Builder | Henderson, Coulborn and Company |
| Cost | £ 30,000 |
| Yard number | 127 |
| Laid down | 22 June 1871 |
| Launched | 6 June 1872 |
| Christened | 6 June 1872 by Jacoba Helena Hus (daughter of Jacob Hus, Rotterdam's first captain) |
| Completed | October 1872 |
| Maiden voyage | 15 October 1872 |
| Fate | Wrecked 26 September 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 1,694 GRT |
| Length | 81.8 m (268 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 1 × 4 cyl quadruple expansion engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller and sails |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 46 |
| Notes | She had a bunker capacity 1524 tons of coal. |
SS Rotterdam was a Dutch passenger ship that ran aground and sunk on the Zeehondenbank near the Dutch island of Schouwen, while she was travelling from New York, United States to Rotterdam, The Netherlands.