Appearance as freighter in September 1945
The order administration of the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Flushing, Netherlands (kept at the Municipality Archive) supplied the next details. Her building was ordered on 15 April 1919, her keel was laid down on the north slip on 18 March 1920 with yard number 175, launched on 15 January 1921 by Mrs. E. Gips-Forshen, trails wile berthed on 16 June, official trial on 17 September and the same date handed over and her maiden voyage beginning on the 28th. Her first funnel was placed on 16 June and the second one (for ventilation) on the 21st and the boilers on 16/19 March all in 1921. De turbine supplied 4.200 ahp and with the 4 boilers allowing while driving one screw a speed of 12 (contracted)-13,25 (trial) knots. In 1932 laid up while the shipping line on which she was used was not profitable. In August was her second funnel removed and amidships and the poop the upper decks broken up and her passenger accommodation removed. She was now converted from a combined passenger ship/freighter into a freighter for the line Rotterdam-North American coast. Decommissioned August 1943 and on 31 December sold to the Foreign Assets Realisation Corp. at New York. Fitted out at Wilton Fijenoord was N.V. Bureau Wijsmuller her to bring to Yokohama, Japan. This sale was apparently not executed and on 24 April 1954 sold to Hong Kong to be broken up.
Her dimensions were 137,16 (between perpendiculars)-142,03 (over all) x 17,68 x 8,99 and a hold of 9,55 metres or 450’0”-466’90” x 58’0” x 29’6” and 31’4”. Deadweight 11.563 by a draught of 29’6”, displacement 17.428 tons and tonnage of 8.971 gross and 5.412 net tons. Derricks 1-40 and 20-5 ton. Cargo hold capacity 609.000 cubic feet grain and 551.000 cubic feet of bales. Two masts. Her crew numbered 72 men. Originally passenger accommodation 1st class 5 passengers and 4th class 1.026 passengers. Ballast water capacity 3.198 tons. Fuel capacity of 1.731 tons of oil. Drinking water capacity 72 ton.
The newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 15 January 1901added none new details except for mentioning Mrs. Gips was the spouse of one of the board members of the shipping company. The edition dated 8 April reported that the shipyard got permission since 1 March until 1 May for 350 men during 10 hours each day or weekly 55 hours to complete the ship. On 26 April was reported that mayor and aldermen of the town Edam the shipping company a pennant donated with a length of 22,20 and a width of 2 metres in the towns’ colours red and green, the name Edam and the coat-of-arms of the town.