SS Rotterdam

Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1965
History
Netherlands
Name	Rotterdam (1959–1997) The Big Red Boat IV (1997 planned but never entered service) Rembrandt (1997–2003) Rotterdam (2004–present)
Namesake	Rotterdam, Netherlands (as Rotterdam) Rembrandt van Rijn (as Rembrandt)
Owner	Holland America Line (1959–1989) Carnival Corporation & plc (1989–1997) Premier Cruise Line (1997–2000) Credit Suisse Group AG (Donaldson, Lufkin,& Jenrette Inc.) (2000–2003) Rotterdam Drydock Company (2003–2005) De Rotterdam BV (2005–2013) WestCord Hotels (2013–present)
Operator	Holland America Line (1959–1997) Premier Cruises (1997–2000)
Port of registry	1959–1973: Rotterdam,  Netherlands 1973–1997: Willemstad,  Netherlands ( Netherlands Antilles) 1997–2000: Nassau,  Bahamas 2000 onwards: Rotterdam,  Netherlands
Ordered	27 October 1955
Builder	Rotterdam Drydock Company mij., Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cost	$(US) 30,000,000 (1959)[1]
Yard number	300
Laid down	14 December 1956
Launched	13 September 1958
Christened	HM Queen Juliana[1]
Completed	1959
Maiden voyage	3 September 1959
In service	1959 – 2000
Out of service	21 September 2000
Identification	IMO number: 5301019
Fate	Preserved as a hotel/museum/tourist attraction
Status	Permanently docked in Rotterdam, Netherlands
General characteristics
Tonnage	38,645 gross tons[1]
Displacement	31,530 tons
Length	228.0 m (748 ft)[1]
Beam	28.71 m (94.1 ft)[1]
Height	61 m (200.1 ft)
Draft	9.04 m (29.6 ft)[1]
Decks	10[1]
Installed power	38,000 horsepower @ 135.5 RPM
Propulsion	2 steam turbines manufactured by de Schelde, Vlissingen (Flushing), Netherlands 4 V2M 640PSI Boilers (3 active, 1 reserve), designed by Combustion Engineering and manufactured by de Schelde
Speed	21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity	1,456 passengers
Crew	776 officers and crew

The fifth SS Rotterdam, also known as "The Grande Dame", is a former ocean liner and cruise ship, and has been a hotel ship in Rotterdam, Netherlands, since 2010. She was launched by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in a gala ceremony on 13 September 1958, and was completed the following summer.

The Rotterdam was the last great Dutch "ship of state", employing the finest artisans from the Netherlands in her construction and fitting out process.^[2] Her career spanned forty-one years. She sailed from 1959 until her final retirement in September 2000.