SS Nieuw Amsterdam 1964 - Ton van der Meer

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SS Nieuw Amsterdam

Departing Rotterdam in 1964

Photographs taken by Mart van der Meer

SS Nieuw Amsterdam one of the truly great Trans Atlantic Liners

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In August (possibly September) 1964 Ton van der Meer was just 10 years old, however he remembers the day well when he, his Father, Mother, his little sister and Mothers Aunt Lena went to farewell Mothers Aunt Bertha who was returning home on the Nieuw Amsterdam to New York. In those days passengers were still allowed to bring guests on board to see them off. The experience and being able to view the ships interiors with its grand lounges and wide open deck spaces left quite an impression on Ton. Since then he has come to admire and love the grand liners of yesteryear.

Ton sent us five fine photographs taken on that day in 1964. Sadly ten years later in 1974 she was broken up at Kaohsiung Taiwan. Then ship so lovingly called “The Darling of The Netherlands” had gone.

From the left we see my seven year old sister Lily, Mothers Aunt Lena, my Mother Thea who is now 81 years old, my Mothers Aunt Bertha who was returning home to the USA and me just 10 on the right. My Father Mart took all the photographs. My Father past way in 1996 aged 74 years.

After our outing on the aft deck we walked along the long fully glassed enclosed Promenade Deck

Aunt Bertha is seen on the left up on Boat Deck

Late in the afternoon SS Nieuw Amsterdam sets off into the sunset sailing pst Rotterdam’s famed Euro Mast

Surrounded by tugs and River Barges, SS Nieuw Amsterdam slips gracefully down the Maas River heading for the North Sea

A special thank you to Ton van der Meer for sharing these photographs of Aunt Bertha’s departure on the Nieuw Amsterdam.

Index:

Page One … The ships history

Photo Album … View her fine interiors as well as exterior shots

Photo Album … Photographs provided by Ton van der Meer

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