Rotterdam
Ship Number
312
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
9
Launch Date
18 February 1897
Delivered
29 July 1897
Owner
Holland-America Line
Weight
8301 grt
BP Length
470 feet
Breadth
53 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
14 knots
Propulsion
Triple expansion constructed in Belfast
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Torpedoed
Rotterdam

One funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 200-1st, 150-2nd and 2,000-3rd class.
 
She sailed from Rotterdam on her maiden voyage to Boulogne and New York on 18th August 1897. She started her last voyage on this service on 17th February 1906 and then went to the Scandinavian American Line and was renamed C.F. Tietgen.
 
She then went to the Russian American Line, was renamed Dwinsk and commenced sailings between Libau and New York on 10th February 1914. Her last voyage on this service started 28th July 1914 and she transferred to Archangel - Hammerfest - New York sailings on 20th September 1914.
 
In 1917 she was put under Cunard management and sailed under the British flag until 18th June 1918 when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U.151, 400 miles from Bermuda.
 
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3, p.1356]