Zaandam I

Iron construction with two full decks and could be rigged as a brig. First ship built by the Company in the Netherlands. Sold to Austro America in June of 1897 and renamed Styria, then resold to the Luckenbach Steamship Co. in 1902 and renamed Julia Luckenbach. Foundered in January 1913 as the result of a collision in the Chesapeake Bay.

SHIP DATA
Previous Name(s): None
Tonn. Brt: 3,063	Nrt: 2,282	Dwt: 3,759
Built at: Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Built: 1882		Yard No.: 117
Engines: One two-cylinder compound steam engine by yard
Engine output: 1,700 Ihp.		Props: One (fixed)
Service Speed: 11 knots
Length o.a.: 101.00 meters		Length Bpp: 97.50 meters
Beam o.a.: 12.00 meters		Depth: 9.52 meters
Pax. Cap.: 50 First, 424 Third Class
Crew: 51
Sister ships: Edam, Leerdam
Remarks: Bunker capacity 978 tons of coal at 35 tons per day