MS Oosterdam

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ms Oosterdam
Status: in service
Keel Laid: January 16, 2002
Delivered: July 27, 2003
Tonnage: 81,769 gross tons
Length: 285.24 meters
Beam: 35.25 meters
Draft: 8.0 meters
Speed: 24 knots
Complement: 1,848 passengers, 800 crew
Registry: Netherlands

ms Oosterdam is a passenger cruise ship of Holland America Line, a division of Carnival Corporation. As the second addition to Holland America's Vista-class of ships, Oosterdam is sister to the ms Noordam, ms Westerdam, and ms Zuiderdam. The ship's name is derived from the Dutch translation for the eastern compass point, and is pronounced "OH-ster-dam."

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Oosterdam was christened by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. The ceremony took place in Holland America Line's founding city, Rotterdam on July 29 2003. The event was held over three days of celebrations marking the company's 130th anniversary. The joint flagship of the fleet, ms Rotterdam, joined Oosterdam "bow-to-bow" in welcoming her to the fleet.

The machinery spaces of Oosterdam are vast and stretch along two of its lowest decks for the most part of the vessel.

The ms Oosterdam is powered by a CODEG-electric arranged propulsion system encompassing five Sulzer ZAV40S diesel engines and a GE LM2500 Gas Turbine, making it one of only a handful of merchant vessels that is powered by such an arrangement. It is propelled by two 17.6MW ABB Azipod propulsors.

Its two engine rooms are separated by a watertight bulkhead division. Each engine room has its own fuel, lubricating, cooling and electrical distribution systems and is fully independent of the other.

The ship's potable water is produced by three large Alfa Laval multi-effect flash evaporating desalination plants.

The ms Oosterdam in Ketchikan, Alaska.

The ms Oosterdam in Ketchikan, Alaska.

The ms Oosterdam lowering its tenders in Sitka, Alaska.

The ms Oosterdam as seen from the port of Sitka, Alaska.

The ms Oosterdam tender platform in Sitka, Alaska.

The ms Oosterdam in Sitka, Alaska.

Details of the top deck of the ms Oosterdam toward Victoria, British Columbia.

Removing propeller blades in San Diego after Azipod failure in Oct 2006.


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