The white hull suited the Rotterdam very well it makes here bigger then she was and she looked quite elegant when clean from coal dust and rust.

Another famous liner which was painted white for cruising during the Depression was Cunard's MAURETANIA. She was given a white hull in May, 1933, and was scrapped two years later.

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Originally posted by Linerrich:
"The White Queen of the Spotless Dutch Fleet." Here is a 1933 brochure in my collection, making much of the fact that over $1 million was spent in upgrading the ship for tropical cruise service, including "painting her white to complete the transformation."

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Rich I know that she was converted to oil burning. But in the many literature about here stated that the coal dust was causing the problems. View books even say she was never converted to oil burning. So I decided to write the (book version of the story) I have a picture where you see clearly the rust on the hull she looks horrible. Oh well she looks smashing in here white livery

That is one hell of a brochure you have and actually very jealous that you have this brochure
Very nice thanks fore sharing!!

I remember seeing an article from that timeframe saying that Cunard had done a study of their ships in the tropics and found the white hulls kept them cooler.

As Allan has pointed out, a number of ships were painted white for cruise service during the Depression; they were intended for tropical cruising and were taken off the North Atlantic run due to low traffic volume in the early 1930s. Apparently there were enough wealthy people to afford cruises, though, and the steamship lines earned dollars that way.

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Originally posted by Linerrich:
Apparently there were enough wealthy people to afford cruises, though, and the steamship lines earned dollars that way.

Rich

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Originally posted by Linerrich:
Ben, of course you may use the image for your website. I would share interior images, but this format of brochure opens up to nearly tablecloth size, so scanning is just not practical.

As Allan has pointed out, a number of ships were painted white for cruise service during the Depression; they were intended for tropical cruising and were taken off the North Atlantic run due to low traffic volume in the early 1930s. Apparently there were enough wealthy people to afford cruises, though, and the steamship lines earned dollars that way.

Rich

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Thanks Rich. I know the old HAL brochures they are big and difficult to scan. But don't worry I have interior pictures of here.

She was one of the biggest send cruising in the med. At the end even after fitting of a pool and upgrade of here interior she became to old fore the long voyages to the Med. Ultimately the New Statendam took over here role. At the end she was only used as a one class emigrant refuge liner. At the start of WW2 she took thousands of Jews to safety. Actually here bulkheads where in such bad condition that she was not fit fore passenger service.

After here last voyage she was sold to a Dutch scrap yard moved to the Waalhaven. They removed here upper decks only leaving here hull so she could clear the Maasbridges on here way to the scrap yard up stream. During here stay in the Waalhaven many of here beautiful first class interiors where saved such as here first class bar which was fitted in the Grand Hotel Rotterdam great deal of here paneling was saved to. But WW2 came to Holland and after the bombardment of Rotterdam May 14 1940 Al what was saved was lost. She was hit by several granites during the fight around the Waalhaven and the airport that was located there.

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Originally posted by Thad:
I did not create this photoshop, but found it somewhere on the web.. The Rotterdam would look nice in traditional HAL colors

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