Lanasta - Liners
MS Rotterdam
1st Edition
By Bert Lamers
October 31, 2024
Five weeks after the withdrawal of the legendary ‘Rotterdam’ (V), Holland America Line introduced the ‘Rotterdam’ (VI) in November 1997. With her gross tonnage of 59.652 she was and still is a remarkable ship among all cruiseliners. From 2012 the proud flagship of the HAL is sailing year-round from...
SS Australis
1st Edition
By Bert Lamers
October 30, 2024
The SS ‘Australis’ was a well known ocean liner which entered service in 1940 as the ss ‘America’ for the United States Lines. The ship was sold to the Greek Chandris Lines in 1964 and served until 1977 very successfully on the route Western-Europe-Australia-New Zealand. This volume of Liners spans...
America
1st Edition
By Bert Lamers
July 31, 2019
The S.S. 'America' was an ocean liner which entered service in 1940 for the United States Lines. She was designed by the famous naval architect William Francis Gibbs. In the 54 years between her introduction and her wrecking in 1994, she had eight different owners (of which one twice) and sailed ...
Achille Lauro
1st Edition
By Arne Zuidhoek
April 24, 2015
The Italian cruise ship Willem Ruys was built between 1939 and 1947. When it was sold to the Italian Lauro Organization in 1966, it was renamed after the company owner Achille Lauro. After being hijacked by Palestinian warriors (PLO), in October 1985, the blue liner and cruiser made international ...
Willem Ruys
1st Edition
By Arne Zuidhoek
April 25, 2014
Ordered in 1938 to replace the aging ships on the Dutch East Indies route, her keel was laid in 1939 at De Schelde shipyard in Flushing, Netherlands, for Rotterdam - sche Lloyd Interrupted by World War II and two bombing raids, the liner finally departed for her maiden voyage on 2 December 1947, as...