Everything about Ms Noordam totally explained
MS Noordam has been the name of several
ships run by the
Holland America Line. The latest ship to bear the moniker
Noordam (in Dutch Noord = North) is a member of Holland America's Vista class. The ship was christened on
February 22,
2006, in
New York City by the actress
Marlee Matlin. The Noordam is a sister ship of the
MS Oosterdam,
MS Westerdam,
MS Zuiderdam and
P&O Cruises'
MS Arcadia. All of the HAL ships are named for the four compass points.
The ship is powered by a
CODAG arrangement of five diesel generators (3 x 16,000 HP units, and 2 x 12,000 HP units) and one gas turbine (18,000 HP), for a total power output of approximately 62.6MW (84,000 HP). The power generated is used both for propulsion, via two 17.5MW (23,467 HP)
ABB Azipods, and the ship's "hotel load," which includes
HVAC and freshwater production. She is capable of producing 1,700 tons (450,000 gallons) of fresh water daily via desalinization, although average consumption is only around 750 tons/day (200,000 gallons). The ship consumes approximately 216 tons/day (57,000 U.S. gallons) of heavy fuel oil, and 90 tons/day (23,000 U.S. gallons) of marine gas oil, at peak power production. She can achieve a maximum speed of approximately 24 knots.
Past Noordams
The
Noordam first ran a
transatlantic route from
Rotterdam to
New York, primarily delivering immigrants, between
1902 and
1928.
The second, built in 1938 by P. Smit Jr. in Rotterdam, had a cruising speed of 18 knots. Her gross tonnage was 10,704
tonnes. She was renamed
Oceanien in
1963, and was scrapped in
Yugoslavia in
1967.
The third
Noordam was the first for luxury cruise service. Built by
Chantiers de l'Atlantique in
1984, had a gross tonnage of 33,933 tonnes and was 704 ft (215 m) long. The ship's beam was 89 ft (27 m) and draft was 24 ft (7.3 m); her cruising speed was 21 knots. Her standard capacity was 1,214 with all 607 cabins at double occupancy; her maximum capacity was 1,350 passengers and she'd 560 crew members. In 2005, the ship was acquired by
Louis Cruise Lines and was immediately chartered to
Thomson Cruises; she was rechristened the . Her sister ship, the, was originally the
Holland America ship .
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