MS Westerdam
{{short description|Vista Class cruise ship owned by Holland America Line}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Westerdam Nov 24 2015.png |Ship caption=Westerdam in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2015}} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name= Westerdam |Ship namesake=Western compass point |Ship operator=Holland America Line |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Fincantieri |Ship yard number=Marghera |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=16 July 2003 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened=April 2004 |Ship status=In service |Ship completed= |Ship in service=2004–present |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9226891}}
|Ship registry={{NLD}} |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=(as built) |Ship class={{sclass2|Vista|cruise ship | |2002}}
|Ship tonnage={{GT|81,811}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|936|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|105.8|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=Diesel-electric; ABB Azipods |Ship speed=*{{convert|24|kn}} (maximum)
|Ship capacity=1,964 passengers |Ship crew=800 |Ship decks=11 passenger decks}} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=(following April 2007 refit) |Ship tonnage={{GT|82,500}} |Ship capacity=1,964 passengers}} |
MS Westerdam is a {{sclass2|Vista|cruise ship|||2002}} owned by Holland America Line. She is the third ship of the class to be operated by the line, as well as being the third ship to bear the name Westerdam. Her sister ships are {{MS|Oosterdam||2}}, {{MS|Zuiderdam||2}}, and {{MS|Noordam||2}}. The beginning of the four ships' names represent the four directions of the compass in Dutch.
Construction and career
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Westerdam was christened on 25 April 2004 in Venice, Italy by Dutch actress Renée Soutendijk.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollandamerica.com/news/NewsRelease.action?newsReleaseId=232 |publisher=Holland America Lines |work=News release |title=Holland America Names Dutch Actress Renée Soutendijk As Godmother To MS Westerdam |date=9 April 2004 |access-date=3 August 2008 }} As with all Vista-class ships, Westerdam is equipped with a CODAG power plant and an Azipod propulsion system. The theme of her art collection is Dutch heritage in the New World. Paintings of historic Dutch ships, such as Henry Hudson's Halve Maen (Half Moon), and various sculptures and statues are displayed throughout the ship. Contemporary pieces include an original Andy Warhol portrait and sculptures by Sedona artist Susanna Holt.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruiseships/Westerdam |publisher=Holland America Line |title=MS Westerdam |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112001334/http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruiseships/Westerdam |archive-date=12 November 2016 |url-status=dead }} In an April 2007 refit 34 cabins were added as well as modifications to several public areas of the ship.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollandamerica.com/news/NewsRelease.action?newsReleaseId=472 |publisher=Holland America Line |work=News release |title=Holland America Line's Investment in Signature of Excellence Surpasses $425 Million |date=1 November 2007 |access-date=3 August 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hollandamerica.com/assets/news/FastFacts_Westerdam.pdf |publisher=Holland America Line |title=Fast Fact Sheet – MS Westerdam |date=September 2007 |access-date=3 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611232433/http://www.hollandamerica.com/assets/news/FastFacts_Westerdam.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2011 }}
On 10 May 2011 while maneuvering through Yakutat Bay, south of Kluane National Park, British Columbia, Westerdam struck ice and incurred hull damage {{convert|15|ft|m}} below the waterline.{{cite news | agency=Associated Press | title=Cruise ship hits fixed ice; some damage but hull not breached | url=http://www.adn.com/2011/05/11/1858168/cruise-ship-hits-fixed-ice-some.html | work=The Anchorage Daily News | date=11 May 2011 | access-date=12 May 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514232143/http://www.adn.com/2011/05/11/1858168/cruise-ship-hits-fixed-ice-some.html | archive-date=14 May 2011 | df=dmy-all }}
On 28 June 2014, Westerdam suffered a boiler room{{clarify|reason=I don't think modern ships have boiler rooms for propulsion anymore. They are diesel-turbine powered|date=July 2015}} fire after leaving the Port of Seattle. There were 2,086 passengers and 798 crew members on board, with no reported injuries. She returned to Seattle and was cleared the next day by the United States Coast Guard to return to sea.{{cite news| agency=Reuters| title=Boiler Room Fire Forces Cruise Ship Back to Port | url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-06-29/news/chi-cruise-ship-fire-20140629_1_boiler-ship-seven-day-cruise | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903122212/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-06-29/news/chi-cruise-ship-fire-20140629_1_boiler-ship-seven-day-cruise | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 September 2014 | work=Chicago Tribune |date=30 June 2014 | access-date=1 July 2014}}{{cite news| agency=Associated Press| title=Boiler room fire forces cruise ship back to port | url=https://nypost.com/2014/06/29/boiler-room-fire-forces-cruise-ship-back-to-port/ | work=New York Post |date=29 June 2014 | access-date=30 June 2014}}
On 25 June 2015, a Promech Air de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter carrying a pilot and eight passengers from Westerdam on a Holland America Line sightseeing excursion over southeastern Alaska crashed into the face of a granite cliff near Ella Lake, {{convert|20|mi}} northeast of Ketchikan, killing all nine people on board.[http://www.ibtimes.com/alaska-plane-crash-9-people-killed-after-sightseeing-plane-carrying-cruise-ship-1984911 Varandani, Suman, "Alaska Plane Crash: 9 People Killed After Sightseeing Plane Carrying Cruise Ship Passengers Crashes," ibtimes.com, June 26, 2015, 12:27 AM EDT.]
Past ''Westerdam'' ships
The first Westerdam sailed for Holland America Line from 1946 to 1965. It was a combined cargo/passenger ship with accommodations for 143 first-class passengers. While being constructed during World War II, this ship was sunk three times before making its maiden voyage. It was bombed and sunk by Allied forces on 27 August 1942 in the shipyard in Rotterdam. The Germans raised the ship in September 1944, but it was quickly sunk by the Dutch underground forces. After being raised a second time, the resistance again sank it on 17 January 1945. The ship was finally completed and operated on the transatlantic run making two eight-day crossings each month between Rotterdam and New York.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollandamerica.com/assets/news/FastFacts_VistaName.pdf |publisher=Holland America Lines |title=What's in a Name: Vista Ships Reflect Tradition |date=January 2006 |access-date=29 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611232216/http://www.hollandamerica.com/assets/news/FastFacts_VistaName.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2011 }} She ended her career on 4 February 1965 when she was sold to Spain as scrap.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipsandcruises.com/ships_past.htm#Westerdam |title=The History of Holland America's Westerdam Ships |access-date=1 April 2010 |work=ships of the past |publisher=shipsandcruises.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312172536/http://www.shipsandcruises.com/ships_past.htm#Westerdam |archive-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}
The second Westerdam began service as {{MV|Homeric||2}} for Home Lines in 1986. Holland America Line acquired the ship in 1988 where the ship was lengthened in 1989 by 130 feet. After 643 cruises spanning over 13 years with Holland America, she was transferred to sister company, Costa Crociere in 2002, and renamed {{ship||Costa Europa}}. Since then, she has been placed on a ten-year lease to Thomson Cruises, active as of April 2010, and renamed once more as {{MS|Thomson Dream||2}}.
References
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External links
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{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}
{{Holland America Ships}}
{{Vista class}}
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