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With Reuben Goossens
Maritime Historian
“Memories
of the JVO
MS
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
A New Service

JVO at the Javakade (the
After a much-needed overhaul the Johan van
Oldenbarnevelt returned on the

Arriving in
By 1950, the political climate in

JVO in Sydney Australia 14 October 1950
The success of this venture would see the
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt placed in the Amsterdam Dry-dock for refitting by her
original builders. Additional eight double-banked lifeboats were added on the
fore part of boat deck. Now at 19,787

An early colour photograph of the JVO
She departed

JVO during her fourth Guise

The magnificent Stateman Lounge

Pilsander Lounge
The Johan van Oldenbarnevelt continued on
the Australia run, however whilst under the command of Captain P.A. de Groote
she was chartered by Holland America Line for a number of voyages to Halifax and
New York for two voyages in May 1957, several cruises and three voyages to New
York in 1958 from June 12 to
JVO Index
Introduction Remembering the JVO
Chapter 1 The New Pride of the Netherlands
Chapter 2 JVO the Trooper
Chapter 3 A New Service
Chapter 4 New Lease of Life
Chapter 5 JVO the Cruise Ship
Chapter 6 Goodbye JVO
Chapter 7 Cruise Ship TSMS Lakonia
Chapter 8 Lakonia's Final Voyage
Chapter 9 The End is Near
Chapter 10 Conclusion
Passenger stories
Page One Boelen Family – The night the JVO almost went down
Page Two - NEW Pieter
Goldhoorn –1947 – a soldier’s voyage to the East
Indies (
Page Three William Hamlyn
– 1945 Royal Signalman’s voyage home from wartime
duties
Page Four - NEW Laszlo Pal – A Voyage to
Who is the
Author of ssMaritime?
In the Passenger Shipping Industry since May
1960
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