The photos were published in the Dutch magazine De Prins dated 6 October 1934 when she was launched in the rain in the presence of the royal court.
She was ordered at the yard of John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 3 April 1929 with building no. 534, laid down on 1 December 1930, between December 1931 and April 1934 was the building stopped due to lacking (government) money, launched on 26 September 1934, baptized on 26 September 1934, commissioned on 27 May 1936, during the Second World War she served as a troopship and went on 1 December 1967 out of service. She became a floating museum and hotel at Long Beach.
With a displacement of 81,961 ton and a bruto register tonnage of 81,237 were her dimensions 294,1 (between perpendiculars)-310,7 (over all) x 36,0 x 11,9 metres and a height of 55,2 metres. The 4 sets Parsons double reaction steam turbines and 24 Yarrow boilers supplied 160,000 hp allowing a maximum speed of 32,6 knots. Her crew numbered 1,101 men and she was able to accommodate 2,139 passengers. Call sign was GBTT.
