The Fleets
Founded in 1899 to carry cattle and cargo between Amsterdam and South America. The cattle trade ceased in 1903 when the British Government prohibited the import of live cattle due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Argentina and in 1906 the company started emigration voyages from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires with calls at Boulogne, Plymouth, Coruna, Lisbon, Las Palmas, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Montevideo. Between 1917 and 1919 the company also made a few calls at New York. Passenger services ceased after 1935, but the company continued to run a cargo service to South America and is now incorporated in the NEDLLOYD group.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide.
Passenger Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amstelland | 1900 | 1910 discontinued passenger work, 1917 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off Ireland. | 5,404 |
| Brabantia | 1920 | 1922 sold to United American Line renamed Resolute. | 19,653 |
| Drechterland | 1903 | ex- Steenbergen, 1911 purchased from Dutch Furness Co., renamed Drechterland, 1933 scrapped. | 3,935 |
| Flandria | 1922 | 1936 sold to Cie.Generale Transatlantique renamed Bretagne. | 10,171 |
| Frisia | 1909 | 1922 sold to Hamburg America Line renamed Holsatia. | 7,442 |
| Gelria | 1913 | 1931 laid up, 1935 Sold to Lloyd Triestino renamed Gradisca. | 13,868 |
| Hollandia | 1909 | 1922 sold to Hamburg America Line renamed Hammonia. | 7,291 |
| Limburgia | 1920 | 1922 sold to United American Line renamed Reliance. | 19,582 |
| Orania | 1922 | 1934 rammed and sunk by Loanda in Leixoes harbour. | 9,763 |
| Rijnland | 1900 | 1910 discontinued passenger work, 1933 scrapped. | 5,421 |
| Tubantia | 1914 | 1916 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off Holland. | 14,061 |
| Zaanland | 1900 | 1910 discontinued passenger work, 1918 requisitioned by U.S Government and sunk in collision. | 5,417 |
| Zeelandia | 1910 | 1935 laid up, 1936 scrapped. | 7,995 |
Cargo Ships with Accommodation for 12 Passengers
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montferland | 1956 | sold 1973. | - |
| Westland | 1938 | scrapped 1963. | - |
| Zaanland | 1957 | sold 1972. | - |