The Fleets
This page is about Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij / Royal Netherlands Steamship Co.
Founded in 1856 and for the first twenty years operated to the Baltic and Mediterranean although two voyages to New York were made in 1869 by the POLLUX and VESUVIUS and occasional later voyages on this route. Regular Amsterdam - New York passenger sailings commenced in 1881 but agreement with Holland America Line caused them to withdraw from North Atlantic sailings in 1883.
In 1912 KNSM took over Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst / Royal West Indian Mail Service (KWIM), but operated the company seperately until 1927 when KWIM was liquidated. KNSM concentrated on passenger and cargo services between NW Europe, West Indies, Central America, North and West Coasts of South America. In 1981 KNSM became part of 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.
Routes
- 1883 Amsterdam - Paramaribo - Demarara - Trinidad - Curacao (later extended to other Caribbean and North Coast of South America ports.)
- 1888 Amsterdam - Surinam - Demarara - Trinidad - Curacao - Port-au-Prince - New York.
- 1905 Paramaribo-New York
- 1912 Netherlands-Barbados-Venezuela-Colombia-Colon
- 1913 Netherlands-Barbados-Venezuela-Curacao-Colombia-Colon
- 1913 Paramaribo-Venezuela-Haïti-New York
- 1920 Curacao-Maracaibo
- 1920 Curacao-Dominican Republic
Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aardenburg | 1923 | ex- Stahleck (Hansa Line, Bremen), 1946 allocated to Holland as war reparations, renamed Aardenburg, 1947 renamed Danae, 1953 sold to Hellenic Levant Line, Piraeus. | 1,634 |
| Achilles (1) | 1906 | 1st Oct.1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.202 off Trinidad. | 1,815 |
| Achilles (2) | 1959 | 1977 sold to Pallada Cia Nav., Piraeus renamed Denis M. | 5,711 |
| Adonis (1) | 1905 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by U.S. Government, 3rd Aug.1929 capsized and sank off Cape Ferrat. | 1,704 |
| Adonis (2) | 1954 | 1972 sold to Pacific International Lines, Singapore renamed Kota Bahagia. | 3,008 |
| Aegis | 1955 | 1970 sold to Likrispa Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Aliakmon Aegis. | 3,003 |
| Aeneas | 1953 | 1972 sold to Argo Maritime Co., Greece renamed Anavros. | 496 |
| Agamemnon (1) | 1914 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller, London, 8th Nov.1940 sunk by German air attack in North Sea. | 1,904 |
| Agamemnon (2) | 1947 | 1966 sold to Cia de Nav. Fenix, Panama renamed Sincere. | 2,415 |
| Ajax | 1923 | ex- Ceuta, 1927 purchased from Oldenburg Portuguese Line, Oldenburg renamed Ajax, 8th Aug.1940 bombed and sunk by German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. | 942 |
| Alcetas | 1954 | 1972 sold to East Mediterranean Shipping, Panama renamed Etas. | 496 |
| Alkmaar (1) | 1919 | 16th Feb.1940 stranded at Cima Island, Cape Verde. | 6,944 |
| Alkmaar (2) | 1970 | ex- Pearlstone, 1972 purchased from Ital-Pacific Lines, Liberia renamed Alkmaar, 1980 chartered to Lloyd Brasileiro renamed Lloyd Auckland, 1981 reverted to KMSM as Alkmaar, 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd, 1982 renamed Nedlloyd Alkmaar. | 8,295 |
| Almelo | 1918 | 1935 sold to Russia renamed Yagoda. | 6,899 |
| Amazone | 1922 | 1924 transferred to KWIM, 1938 returned to KNSM, 6th May 1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.333 off Miami. | 1,294 |
| Amersfoort (1) | 1916 | ex- Ardover, 1921 purchased from David SS Co., London renamed Amersfoort, 20th Sep.1927 wrecked at Barbuda. | 7,680 |
| Amersfoort (2) | 1970 | ex- Lodestone, 1972 purchased from Ital-Pacific Lines, Liberia renamed Amersfoort, 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd, 1982 renamed Nedlloyd Amersfoort. | 8,295 |
| Ammon | 1959 | 1972 sold to Venezuela renamed Arturo Michelena. | 3,584 |
| Amor (1) | 1911 | 11th Mar.1940 mined and sunk in North Sea. | 2,325 |
| Amor (2) | 1952 | 11th Mar.1957 sank in storm off Greece. | 2,817 |
| Amsterdam (1) | 1922 | 1936 sold to Fratelli Rizzuto, Genoa. | 10,874 |
| Amsterdam (2) | see Trident Amsterdam. | ||
| Amyntas | 1955 | 1972 sold to Savvas & Savvas, Piraeus renamed Maria S. | 499 |
| Anna Paulowna | 1857 | 1876 wrecked. | 518 |
| Apollo | 1905 | 21st Jan.1916 mined and sunk off Galloper Lightship, North Sea. | 799 |
| Arcas | 1959 | 1978 sold to Lebanon renamed Rabunion XIII. | 499 |
| Archimedes | 1960 | 1977 sold to Drummond Shipping Enterprises, Piraeus renamed Marika T. | 5,710 |
| Ardeas | 1954 | 1972 sold to Koutlakis, Leonardos & Spyropoulos, Piraeus renamed Vasilios III. | 498 |
| Ares (1) | 1921 | 28th Apr.1931 caught fire, beached and scuttled in River Tagus. | 3,981 |
| Ares (2) | 1959 | 1977 sold to Bravo Ares Shipping Corp, Piraeus renamed Bravo Ares. | 5,711 |
| Argos | 1952 | 1969 sold to Elxis One Maritime Corp., Piraeus renamed Elxis. | 1,963 |
| Ariadne | 1919 | 1959 scrapped. | 1,170 |
| Ariel | 1889 | 1897 wrecked at Lemvig. | 689 |
| Aristoteles | 1962 | 1978 sold to Celestial Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Celestial. | 5,709 |
| Arnhem | 1930 | ex- Empire Garston, 1946 allocated to Holland as war reparations, renamed Arnhem, 1947 renamed Orion, 1960 scrapped. | 1,958 |
| Artemis | 1954 | 1972 sold to Pacific International Lines, Singapore renamed Kota Harapan. | 3,003 |
| Aruba | 1929 | ex- Patricia, 1940 seized from Hamburg America Line at Curacao renamed Aruba, 1947 renamed Haarlem, 1961 sold to Cia. Nav. Dellagrazia, Panama renamed Aghios Nicolaos II. | 3,939 |
| Astrea (1) | 1867 | 1888 stranded and abandoned near Pillau. | 533 |
| Astrea (2) | 1921 | 1938 transferred from KWIM, 6th Mar.1942 torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine ENRICO TAZZOLI near Bermuda. | 1,406 |
| Atlas (1) | 1906 | 10th Jan.1918 captured by U.156 off Canary Islands and sunk with explosives. | 1,813 |
| Atlas (2) | see Pallas (2) | ||
| Atlas (3) | 1942 | seized by Germans while building, Nov.1943 became Sperrbrecher 181 for German Navy, 1944 heavily damaged by British air attck and beached, 1946 salvaged renamed Akslasund by salvors and laid up. | 1,864 |
| Atlas (4) | 1948 | 1967 sold to Navigazione Alga, Savona renamed Venus. | 487 |
| Attis | 1955 | 1970 sold to Caliatis Shipping, Piraeus renamed Eugenia K. | 3,002 |
| Aurora (1) | 1898 | 1913 sold to J. Constant, London renamed Billiter. | 788 |
| Aurora (2) | 1920 | 24th Nov.1942 bombed and sunk at Philippeville, 1952 refloated but sank under tow to shipbreakers. | 1,695 |
| Baarn (1) | 1920 | 1922 sold to Cairn Line, Newcastle renamed Cairnavon. | 5,245 |
| Baarn (2) | 1927 | 11th Jul.1943 bombed and set on fire off Sicily, sunk by escorting warship. | 5,621 |
| Baarn (3) | 1945 | ex- Tropero, 1949 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Baarn, 1966 sold to Trade Lines, Panama renamed Trade Banner. | 7,646 |
| Baarn (4) | 1972 | ex- Araluck, 1976 purchased from Audun Reksten, Bergen renamed Baarn, 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd. | 7,043 |
| Bacchus | 1911 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by U.S. Government, 1956 sold to Typaldos Bros, Piaeus renamed Stelios. | 2,255 |
| Balmoral | 1850 | 1865 purchased from Stoom. Maats. De Maas, Rotterdam,1877 sold to J. Pile, London. | 277 |
| Baralt | 1921 | 1950 sold to Olivier & Son, Famagusta renamed Mireille Olivier. | 780 |
| Barneveld | 1928 | 20th Jan.1941 captured by German cruiser ADMIRAL SCHEER in South Atlantic, sunk next day with explosives. | 5,597 |
| Bennekom (1) | 1917 | ex- Bourne, 1920 purchased from David SS Co., London renamed Bennekom, 31st Oct.1941 torpedoed and sunk by U.96 in Atlantic. | 5,998 |
| Bennekom (2) | 1945 | ex- Villar, 1949 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Bennekom, 1966 sold to Ithacamar Cia de Nav., Liberia renamed Ithaka Victory. | 7,666 |
| Berenice (1) | 1857 | 1864 wrecked. | 518 |
| Berenice (2) | 1864 | 1905 scrapped. | 769 |
| Berenice (3) | 1919 | 22nd Jun.1940 torpedoed and sunk by U.65 in English Channel. | 1,166 |
| Bodegraven | 1929 | 2nd Jul.1944 torpedoed and sunk by U.547 off West Africa. | 5,593 |
| Bonaire | 1926 | ex- Henry Horn, 1940 seized from Horn Line, Hamburg at Curacao renamed Bonaire, 1958 scrapped. | 3,164 |
| Boreas (1) | 1952 | 1960 sold to Sicula Nav. Traghetto, Palermo renamed Genova. | 499 |
| Boreas (2) | 1964 | 1978 sold to Lebanon renamed Rabunion XVI. | 499 |
| Boskoop | 1927 | 1960 scrapped. | 5,620 |
| Breda (1) | 1921 | 23rd Dec.1940 bombed and sunk in Oban Roads, 1951 raised and scrapped. | 6,914 |
| Breda (2) | 1945 | ex- Antioch Victory, 1947 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Breda, 1966 sold to Trade Lines, Panama renamed Trade Ambassador. | 7,648 |
| Breda (3) | 1972 | ex- Gordian, 1976 purchased from Hilmar Riksten, Bergen renamed Breda, 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd. | 7,021 |
| Brielle | 1921 | 1935 sold to Russia renamed Djurma. | 6,915 |
| Brion | 1921 | 21st Jan.1934 capsized and sank in Lake Gatun, Panama Canal. | 780 |
| Calchas | 1960 | 1978 sold to Lebanon renamed Rabunion XIV. | 499 |
| Calypso | 1911 | 1940 seized by Germans at Amsterdam, 1941 renamed Norma, 27th Dec.1941 heavily damaged by Royal Navy gunfire, beached. 1952 refloated and scrapped. | 2,258 |
| Carna | 1921 | 1923 transferred to KWIM, 5th Mar.1927 wrecked near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. | 1,399 |
| Castor (1) | 1870 | 1894 sank near Dungeness. | 1,521 |
| Castor (2) | 1895 | 1923 sold to Reederei Nordika, Hamburg renaned Nordmark. | 1,488 |
| Castor (3) | 1939 | 1966 sold to Midepol Cia Nav., Panama renamed Apollon. | 1,830 |
| Ceres (1) | 1876 | ex- Phoebe, 1877 purchased from C. J. Briggs, London renamed Ceres, 1906 sold to Martinolich & Figlio, Trieste renamed Flink. | 1,036 |
| Ceres (2) | 1908 | 25th Jun.1915 mined and sunk in Aland Sea. | 1,749 |
| Ceres (3) | 1919 | 13th Mar.1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.68 near Curacao. | 2,680 |
| Ceres (4) | 1959 | 1977 sold to Bravo Ceres Shipping Corp, Piraeus renamed Bravo Ceres. | 5,711 |
| Charis | 1954 | 1972 sold to Maldives Shipping Ltd, Maldives renamed Maldive Industry. | 3,003 |
| Charon | 1912 | 1912 renamed Jason after first voyage, 1934 sold to Russia renamed Katayama. | 3,209 |
| Chiron | 1960 | 1974 sold to Vroon Shipping, Liberia renamed Arabian Express. | 3,584 |
| Clio (1) | 1896 | 1908 sold to A. M. Coulouthros, Andros renamed Triton. | 625 |
| Clio (2) | 1910 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by U.S. Government, 1934 sold to Russia renamed Desna. | 2,927 |
| Clio (3) | 1936 | 1953 sold to Escala & Navarro, Liberia. | 374 |
| Colombia | 1930 | 1940 requisitioned by Royal Dutch Navy as submarine depot ship, 27th Feb.1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.516 off South Africa. | 10,782 |
| Comeet | 1871 | ex- Vendsyssel, 1874 purchased from Kall & Co., Hull renamed Comeet, 1882 sunk in collision with s/s CALVILLA. | 796 |
| Commewijne | 1907 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1932 sold to Messina & Co., Genoa renamed Progresso. | 2,482 |
| Cornelia | 1857 | 1865 purchased from Stoom. Maats. De Maas, Rotterdam,1866 lost. | 647 |
| Costa Rica | 1910 | ex- Prinses Juliana, 1930 purchased from Netherlands Steamship Co. renamed Costa Rica, 27th Apr.1941 sunk by German air attack in Mediterranean. | 8,672 |
| Cottica | 1927 | 1958 scrapped. | 3,989 |
| Crijnssen | 1919 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 10th Jun.1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.107 in Caribbean. | 4,321 |
| Cyloop (1) | 1855 | ex- Charles J. Marc, 1860 purchased from P. T. Behrend, Danzig renamed Cyloop, 1862 sunk in collision with s/s LA FRANCE. | 226 |
| Cyloop (2) | 1860 | ex- Bonita, 1863 purchased from M. G. Klingender, Liverpool renamed Cyloop, 1874 sank | 662 |
| Danae (1) | 1894 | 1922 sold to A. Mattino, Palermo renamed Bafra. | 1,137 |
| Danae (2) | see Aardenburg. | ||
| Dania | 1965 | 1976 sold to Simon Mokster, Stavanger renamed Kviksholm. | 499 |
| Daphnis | 1954 | 1971 sold to Cie. Nacional Algerienne, Algiers renamed Annaba. | 3,008 |
| Delft (1) | 1919 | 14th Jun.1926 wrecked on Santa Clara Island, Gulf of Guayaquil. | 4,368 |
| Delft (2) | 1943 | ex- Fort Nassau, 1946 transferred from Netherlands Government renamed Delft, 1967 sold to Somalia renamed Camina Bay. | 5,188 |
| Deucalion | 1914 | 4th Jul.1940 bombed and sunk by German aircraft in English Channel. | 1,796 |
| Diana | 1901 | 1922 sold to Nordische Damps. Rhederei, Hamburg renamed Falkenstein. | 783 |
| Dido (1) | 1917 | ex- Aug. Borremans, 1919 purchased from N.V. Stoom. "Aug. Borremans," Rotterdam renamed Dido, 1927 sold to Geo. Frew, Glasgow renamed Northfield. | 756 |
| Dido (2) | 1937 | 1964 sold to J. M. Marcantonakis, Piraeus renamed Pireas. | 388 |
| Diogenes | 1960 | 1978 sold to Asteroid Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Asteroid. | 5,710 |
| Doris | 1956 | 14th Oct.1964 sank in storm near Naples. | 3,002 |
| Doros (1) | 1920 | ex- Julianapark, 1926 purchased from Halcyon Lijn, Rotterdam renamed Doros, 1932 sold to Eastern Steam Nav. Co., Bombay renamed Haideri. | 1,487 |
| Doros (2) | 1939 | 12th Dec.1949 abandoned on fire 350 miles east of Miami, sank on 15th Dec. | 921 |
| Douro | 1937 | 11th Feb.1954 sunk in collision with Spanish s/s DRAGO off Valencia. | 388 |
| Draco (1) | 1939 | 5th Aug.1942 sunk by U.155 off Brazil. | 389 |
| Draco (2) | 1947 | 1968 sold to D. Kalkassinas, Greece renamed Takes Mytilini. | 378 |
| El Libertador | 1929 | 1948 sold to John Burke Ltd, Brisbane renamed Elsanna. | 1,713 |
| Eos (1) | 1920 | ex- Florapark, 1926 purchased from Halcyon Lijn, Rotterdam renamed Eos, 1932 sold to D. Tripcovich, Trieste renamed Marocchino. | 1,488 |
| Eos (2) | 1952 | 1969 sold to Gold Coin Cia Nav., Piraeus renamed Gold Coin. | 1,963 |
| Erato | 1917 | ex- Schoonhoven, 1920 purchased from T. van Duijvendijk, Lekkerkerk renamed Erato, 1933 sold to O. Dorey & Sons, Guernsey renamed Lancresse. | 838 |
| Etna | 1870 | 1905 sunk in collision with s/s TJALVE. | 592 |
| Euterpe | 1903 | 1950 scrapped. | 897 |
| Fauna | 1912 | 17th May 1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.558 in Caicos Passage. | 1,254 |
| Flevo | 1939 | 1965 sold to Rederij Willem Beukelsz, Breskens renamed Bontekoe. | 389 |
| Flora (1) | 1894 | 6th Apr.1915 wrecked near Hartland Point. | 725 |
| Flora (2) | 1921 | 1927 transferred to KWIM, 1938 returned to KNSM, 17th Jun.1942 shelled and sunk by U.159 off coast of Colombia. | 1,417 |
| Fortuna | 1912 | 22nd Oct.1916 mined and sunk off Beachy Head, English Channel. | 1,254 |
| Ganymedes (1) | 1917 | 1959 scrapped. | 2,682 |
| Ganymedes (2) | 1962 | 1979 sold to Empressa Valmar de Nav., Honduras renamed Cosmos. | 5,709 |
| Gordias | 1939 | ex- Jonge Willem, 1940 purchased from Middelandsche Zeevaart Cie, Rotterdam renamed Gordias, 1940 seized by Germans at Rotterdam, 1945 returned to owners, 1959 sold to Isthmus SS Co., Panama renamed Christopher. | 1,645 |
| Haarlem (1) | 1920 | 1934 sold to Russia renamed Dimitrov. | 3,689 |
| Haarlem (2) | see Aruba. | ||
| Hathor | 1952 | 1969 sold to Apeminad Seven Marine Co., Piraeus renamed Georgia. | 2,824 |
| Hebe (1) | 1889 | 1913 sold to Cia. Espanola de Nav., Valencia renamed Liria. | 1,173 |
| Hebe (2) | 1916 | 11th Apr.1942 sunk in collision with HM Trawler ST. CATHAN near Cape Hatteras. | 1,140 |
| Hecla | 1871 | 1885 wrecked. | 750 |
| Hector (1) | 1899 | ex- Soembawa, 1912 purchased from N.V. Stoom. Mij. Nederland, Amsterdam renamed Hector, 1928 sold to Atlantide Soc. per Imprese Marittime, Genoa renamed Afrodite. | 3,438 |
| Hector (2) | 1939 | 24th May 1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.103 in Caribbean. | 1,828 |
| Hector (3) | see Midas (2) | ||
| Hecuba | 1945 | ex- Blount, 1948 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Hecuba, 1963 sold to Afrodite Compania Maritima, Panama renamed Anna. | 4,229 |
| Helder | 1920 | 1959 scrapped Hamburg. | 3,629 |
| Helena (1) | 1899 | 1922 sold to Despina & Petroutsis, Piraeus renamed Anastassios. | 1,146 |
| Helena (2) | 1945 | ex- Chatham, 1947 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Helena, 1963 sold to Bahamas Line, Panama renamed Lincoln Express. | 3,918 |
| Helicon | 1947 | 1966 sold to Cia de Nav.Alanja, Piraeus renamed Eleni. | 2,515 |
| Hera | 1944 | ex- Beaverhead, 1947 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Hera, 1963 sold to Bahamas Line, Panama renamed Omar Express. | 3,920 |
| Hercules (1) | 1914 | 1918 requisitioned by U.S. Government renamed Canton, 1919 returned to owners, reverted to Hercules, 1953 sold to Turkey renamed Herguler. | 2,317 |
| Hercules (2) | 1963 | 1979 sold to Naviera Amazonica Peruana, Peru renamed Yacu Caspa. | 5,716 |
| Hermes (1) | 1920 | 1959 scrapped Holland. | 2,746 |
| Hermes (2) | 1962 | 1977 sold to Damon Cia. Nav, Piraeus renamed Niki R. | 5,709 |
| Hersilia | 1945 | ex- Autauga, 1948 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Hersilia, 1962 sold to Saudi Lines, Jeddah renamed Fauzia B. | 3,917 |
| Hestia | 1945 | ex- Zeehons, 1947 transferred from Dutch Govenment renamed Hestia, 1962 sold to Saudi Lines, Jeddah renamed Leila B. | 3,921 |
| Holland | 1872 | ex- Mont Cenis, 1873 purchased from Good Bros, Hull renamed Holland, 1874 renamed Pallas, 1879 lost. | 1,445 |
| Hollandia | 1976 | 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd, 1982 renamed Nedlloyd Hollandia. | 27,770 |
| Hydra | 1945 | ex- Glacier, 1947 purchased from U.S. Maritime Commission renamed Hydra, 1962 sold to Saudi Lines, Jeddah renamed Asma B. | 3,918 |
| Ilias (1) | 1952 | 1960 sold to Sicula Nav. Traghetto, Palermo renamed Lisbona. | 495 |
| Ilias (2) | 1965 | 1978 sold to Syria renamed Said I. | 499 |
| Ilos (1) | 1920 | ex- Emmapark, 1926 purchased from Halcyon Lijn, Rotterdam renamed Ilos, 1931 sold to G. Costa, Genoa renamed Federico. | 1,488 |
| Ilos (2) | 1936 | ex- Bergen, 1947 transferred from Dutch Govenment renamed Ilos, 1959 sold to Deepdene SS Co., London renamed El Sadiq. | 1,151 |
| Ino (1) | 1918 | ex- Feijenoord, 1920 purchased from G. van Uden, Rotterdam renamed Ino, 1925 sold to G, de Bechade, Noumea renamed Neo Hebridais. | 709 |
| Ino (2) | 1936 | 1955 sold to H. Beal, France. | 374 |
| Irene (1) | 1863 | 1888 sunk in collision with s/s EUXINE. | 1,194 |
| Irene (2) | 1918 | 1940 seized by Germans at Rotterdam, 15th Jun.1944 stranded in St. Malo Roads in Allied air attack, 1945 refloated, 1946 scrapped. | 1,153 |
| Iris (1) | 1893 | 1925 sold to Pietro Colotto fu Giov., Genoa renamed Ligure. | 1,174 |
| Iris (2) | 1920 | ex- Deutscher Rhein, 1926 purchased from Julius C. Stulcken, Hamburg renamed Iris, 1953 sold to Maritime & Financial Co., Panama. | 909 |
| Isis | 1955 | 1970 sold to G. Ridolfi, Genoa renamed Isa Angela. | 2,999 |
| Jan van Nassau | 1913 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1928 sold to Braun & Blanchard, Valparaiso renamed Concepcion. | 3,330 |
| Jason (1) | 1866 | 1892 stranded and abandoned at Chios. | 1,653 |
| Jason (2) | see Charon. | ||
| Jason (3) | 1955 | 1973 sold to Elrea Nav. Co., Cyprus renamed Captain Stelios. | 3,585 |
| Juno (1) | 1873 | ex- Abercorn, 1874 purchased from Donald & Wilson, Glasgow renamed Juno, 1901 sold to P. Dimitrieff, Odessa renamed Sturman. | 1,066 |
| Juno (2) | 1908 | 1948 sold to Cia de Nav.Panamena Ultramarina, Panama renamed Marvel. | 1,753 |
| Jupiter (1) | 1880 | 1896 wrecked. | 931 |
| Jupiter (2) | 1928 | ex- Jonge Johanna, 1940 purchased from Middelandsche Zeevaart Cie, Rotterdam renamed Jupiter, 1960 sold to Lebanon renamed Maria de Lourdes. | 1,469 |
| Karpo | 1939 | 24th Feb.1944 sunk in collision with U.S. ship Samhill near Panama. | 389 |
| Kreon | 1960 | 1973 sold to Vroon Shipping, Liberia renamed Caribbean Express. | 3,583 |
| Labotas | 1958 | 1972 sold to Abota SS Co., Cyprus renamed Abota. | 499 |
| Ladon | 1960 | 1974 sold to Vroon Shipping, Liberia renamed European Express. | 3,564 |
| Leda | 1898 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by U.49. | 1,140 |
| Leonidas | 1958 | 1973 sold to Gerontas Shipping Maritime, Cyprus renamed Phoebus. | 499 |
| Libertas | 1958 | 1972 sold to Berta SS Co., Cyprus renamed Berta. | 499 |
| Luna (1) | 1912 | 21st Aug.1919 mined and sunk off East Goodwin Lightship. | 1,269 |
| Luna (2) | 1922 | 1923 transferred to KWIM, 1938 returned to KNSM, 1959 scrapped. | 1,456 |
| Magas | 1958 | 1973 sold to Lebanon renamed Maga. | 499 |
| Manto | 1939 | 1963 sold to F. C. Georgopoulos, Piraeus renamed Nissos Mykonos. | 389 |
| Marathon | 1960 | 1973 sold to Parnis Maritime Co., Cyprus renamed San Salvador. | 3,588 |
| Maron | 1958 | 1972 sold to Evelpis Shipping Co., Cyprus renamed Agia Skepi. | 3,583 |
| Mars (1) | 1880 | 1922 sold to A. Mattino, Palermo renamed Marte. | 928 |
| Mars (2) | 1925 | ex- Delamere, 1926 purchased from Manchester Spanish Line, Manchester renamed Mars, 29th May 1945 sunk in Allied minefield near Patras. | 1,582 |
| Medea (1) | 1856 | ex- Konigin Marie, 1860 purchased from Amsterdam Harburger Line renamed Medea, 1881 sunk in collision with s/s ALNE HOLME. | 245 |
| Medea (2) | 1913 | 25th Mar.1915 captured, shelled and sunk by U.28 in English Channel. | 1,235 |
| Medea (3) | 1916 | 1936 transferred to KWIM, 1939 returned to KNSM, 12th Aug.1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.658 in the Caribbean. | 1,311 |
| Medon | 1958 | 1973 sold to Sounio Shipping Co., Cyprus renamed Largo. | 3,584 |
| Memnon | 1958 | 1973 sold to Seamaid Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Seamaid Proto. | 3,578 |
| Mentor (1) | 1948 | 1969 aold to Panos Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Integrity. | 2,079 |
| Mentor (2) | 1979 | 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd. | 1,600 |
| Mercurius (1) | 1880 | 1908 sold to R. Jobson, West Hartlepool. | 924 |
| Mercurius (2) | 1909 | 7th Jan.1925 wrecked in Straits of Gibraltar. | 2,863 |
| Mercurius (3) | 1966 | 1980 sold to Manta Line, Piraeus renamed Coffee Trader. | 5,153 |
| Merope | 1918 | 1936 transferred to KWIM, 1939 returned to KNSM, 27th Apr.1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.371 in Mediterranean. | 1,162 |
| Meteoor | 1971 | 1979 sold to Lebanon renamed Rabunion XVII. | 1,125 |
| Midas (1) | 1925 | ex- Ella Halm, 1926 purchased from Edmund Halm & Co., Koln renamed Midas, 1933 transferred to KWIM, 1939 sold to French Government renamed Richebourg. | 962 |
| Midas (2) | 1943 | seized by Germans while building, Jul.1943 became Sperrbrecher 180 for German Navy, Aug.1944 bombed and sunk in Brest Roads, refloated, rebuilt and returned to owners 1949 as Hector (3), 1968 sold to F. C. Georgopoulos, Piraeus renamed Fast Bird. | 1,906 |
| Midas (3) | 1948 | 1967 sold to Navigazione Alga, Savona renamed Mirasol. | 438 |
| Minerva (1) | 1880 | 1908 sold to La Sicania, Tripani renamed Erice. | 924 |
| Minerva (2) | 1909 | 1931 sold to China renamed An Shing. | 2,821 |
| Minos | 1959 | 1972 sold to Nismo Shipping Co., Cyprus renamed Pelops. | 1,949 |
| Mithras | 1959 | 1972 sold to Smithra Nav. Co., Cyprus renamed Giannis Dimakis II. | 499 |
| Mynias | 1959 | 1973 sold to Scortsir Shipping Co., Cyprus renamed Dimitrios. | 499 |
| Neptunus (1) | 1906 | 1930 sold to C. Sorotos, Piraeus renamed Heron. | 1,580 |
| Neptunus (2) | 1967 | 1978 sold to Venezuela renamed Elena Altomare. | 5,163 |
| Nereus (1) | 1898 | 1912 sold to Pettersen and Ullenaes, Porsgrund. | 782 |
| Nereus (2) | 1921 | 17th Apr.1941 torpedoed and sunk by German E-Boat in North Sea. | 1,298 |
| Nerlandia | 1964 | 1969 purchased from Gotha Line, Gothenburg, 1976 sold to Simon Mokster, Stavanger renamed Pirholm. | 499 |
| Nero (1) | 1920 | ex- Jan Borremans, 1920 purchased from J. van Steen's Reedereij, Rotterdam renamed Nero, 1933 sold to O. Dorey & Sons, Guernsey renamed Fermain. | 761 |
| Nero (2) | 1937 | 1964 sold to A. M. Marcantonakis, Piraeus renamed Chania. | 388 |
| Nestor (1) | 1949 | 1967 sold to Nestor Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Afros. | 2,079 |
| Nestor (2) | 1979 | 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd renamed Hector. | 1,600 |
| Nickerie | 1907 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1932 sold to Messina & Co., Genoa renamed Risveglio. | 2,487 |
| Nina | see Ondine (1) | ||
| Niobe (1) | 1902 | 7th Sep.1916 captured by German submarine UB.12 in North Sea, 1918 scuttled at Bruges, raised, repaired and 1919 sold to A. Hermans, Bruges. | 654 |
| Niobe (2) | 1922 | ex- Putten, 1947 transferred from Dutch Govenment renamed Niobe, 1959 scrapped. | 1,359 |
| Nora | 1868 | ex- Express, 1871 purchased from Wiese & Co., Frederikstadt renamed Nora, 1879 sold to C. J. van Poelvoorde, Amsterdam. | 220 |
| Notos (1) | 1920 | ex- Agnetapark, 1926 purchased from Halcyon Lijn, Rotterdam renamed Notos, 1929 sold to Torres y Ward, Valparaiso renamed Margara. | 1,487 |
| Notos (2) | 1939 | 1962 sold to Frassinetti & Co., Genoa renamed Nord Est. | 921 |
| Oberon (1) | 1890 | 1910 sold to M. Verderame e Figli, Porto Empedocle, Italy renamed Matteo Verderame. | 890 |
| Oberon (2) | 1911 | ex- Ussa, 1912 purchased from W. H. Stott & Co., Liverpool renamed Oberon, 27th Jun.1941 torpedoed and sunk by U.123 in Atlantic. | 1,972 |
| Oberon (3) | 1948 | 1966 sold to Cia de Nav. Alanja, Piraeus renamed Hellas. | 2,515 |
| Odysseus | 1922 | ex- Star, 1927 purchased from North German Lloyd, Bremen renamed Odysseus, 1952 sold to Panama renamed Aias. | 1,057 |
| Ondine (1) | 1857 | 1864 renamed Nina, 1874 lost. | 518 |
| Ondine (2) | 1861 | ex-barque Pegasus, 1864 purchased from Rahder & Co., Amsterdam converted to steamship and renamed Ondine, 1902 scrapped. | 410 |
| Oranje Nassau (1) | 1911 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1939 sold to Hellenic Med Line, Piraeus renamed Corinthia. | 3,721 |
| Oranje Nassau (2) | 1957 | 1973 sold to Empressa Navegacion Mabisa, Cuba renamed XX Aniversario. | 7,215 |
| Oranjestad | see Pericles (1) | ||
| Orestes | 1918 | 1940 seized by Germans at Rotterdam, 1945 returned to owners, 1961 scrapped. | 2,667 |
| Orion (1) | 1867 | 1871 renamed Venus, 1891 sunk in collision with s/s ZANZIBAR. | 772 |
| Orion (2) | 1896 | 1910 sold to A. Nillson, Helsingborg. | 628 |
| Orion (3) | 1914 | 1940 seized by Germans at Rotterdam, 18th Mar.1945 torpedoed and sunk by Russian aircraft in the Baltic. | 1,722 |
| Orion (4) | see Arnhem. | ||
| Orpheus | 1920 | 1950 sold to Hansa Line, Bremen renamed Soneck. | 1,030 |
| Osiris | 1955 | 1970 sold to Maritimar Shipping, Cyprus renamed Glyfada. | 2,999 |
| Palamedes | 1961 | 1979 sold to Cova Maritime SA, Piraeus renamed Bravo Katerina. | 5,709 |
| Pallas (1) | see Holland. | ||
| Pallas (2) | 1922 | ex- Margarete, 1926 purchased from Ost-West Reederei, Hamburg renamed Pallas, 1927 renamed Atlas, 1933 transferred to KWIM, 1939 sold to Union Industrielle et Maritime S.A Francaise, Dunkirk renamed Quiberon. | 1,277 |
| Pallas (3) | 1960 | 1978 sold to Lebanon renamed La Perla I. | 499 |
| Parthenon | 1960 | 1974 sold to Lebanon renamed Eurabia Moon. | 3,584 |
| Penelope | 1872 | 1874 purchased from W. Banks, London, 1903 scrapped. | 1,286 |
| Pericles (1) | 1938 | 1950 rebuilt to 5,098 tons renamed Oranjestad, 1967 sold to Saudi Lines, Saudi Arabia renamed Mariam B. | 3,167 |
| Pericles (2) | 1960 | 1979 sold to Caravela Shipping Co, Piraeus. | 5,710 |
| Perseus | 1922 | 13th Mar.1941 torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft near Bardsey Island. | 1,307 |
| Phidias | 1954 | 1971 sold to Hondrogiannoglu, Piraeus renamed Stavroula XIII. | 496 |
| Philetas | 1954 | 1972 sold to Greece renamed Apollon. | 496 |
| Plato | 1937 | 1963 sold to F. C. Georgopoulos, Piraeus renamed Nissos Skopelos. | 388 |
| Pluto | 1905 | June 1940 seized by Vichy French at Oran, 1942 passed to Germany, 17th Sep.1943 sunk by Allied air attack in the Aegean Sea. | 1,156 |
| Pollux (1) | 1870 | 1907 sold to Turkey renamed Nedjat. | 1,523 |
| Pollux (2) | 1909 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by U.S. Government, 1931 sold to Union Maritime Aux., Rouen renamed Tabarka. | 2,886 |
| Pomona | 1896 | 1917 captured in North Sea by German submarine UC.79. 1919 seized by Latvia renamed Weesturs. | 789 |
| Poseidon (1) | 1914 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by U.S. Government, 1942 scuttled at Tjilatjap to avoid capture by Japanese, 1943 raised by Japanese renamed Hosei Maru, 10th Apr.1945 shelled and sunk by Dutch submarine O.19 in Sunda Strait. | 1,909 |
| Poseidon (2) | 1921 | 26th May 1942 sailed from Trinidad and went missing, probably torpedoed. | 1,928 |
| Poseidon (3) | 1948 | 1966 sold to Cia de Nav. Alanja, Piraeus renamed Aspa Maria. | 2,515 |
| Prins der Nederlanden (1) | 1902 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1927 scrapped. | 2,287 |
| Prins der Nederlanden (2) | 1957 | 1973 sold to Empressa Navegacion Mabisa, Cuba renamed Vietnam Heroico. | 7,221 |
| Prins Frederik Hendrik | 1904 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1931 sold to Francois Nolfo, Marseille renamed La Mecque. | 2,164 |
| Proteus | 1921 | ex- Amsel, 1927 purchased from North German Lloyd, Bremen renamed Proteus, 1934 sold to Den Norske Amerikalinje, Oslo renamed Le Norvegien II. | 1,058 |
| Pygmalion | 1938 | 1965 sold to Pokouram Cia. Nav., Piraeus renamed Sanspyridon. | 1,824 |
| Rembrandt | 1857 | 1903 sold to Greece renamed Vithynia. | 345 |
| Rhea (1) | 1917 | 1918 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller, London, 22nd Jun.1918 mined and sunk off Etaples. | 1,308 |
| Rhea (2) | 1922 | 1940 detained at Oran by Vichy French, 1942 delivered to Germans, 1st Mar.1943 sunk by Allied air attack at Naples. | 1,388 |
| Rhone | 1856 | 1865 purchased from Stoom. Maats. De Maas, Rotterdam, 1870 lost. | 848 |
| Rotterdam (1) | 1856 | 1865 purchased from Stoom. Maats. De Maas, Rotterdam, 1877 sold to J. Malcolm, London. | 768 |
| Rotterdam (2) | see Trident Rotterdam. | ||
| Rubbens | 1854 | ex- George the Fifth, 1860 purchased from Amsterdam Harburger Line renamed Rubbens, 1869 lost. | 237 |
| Saba | 1930 | ex- Frisia, 1940 seized from Hamburg America Line at Curacao renamed Saba, 1948 converted to barge, 1949 sunk off Curacao as a naval target. | 561 |
| Sarpedon | 1947 | 1968 sold to Evelpis Shipping, Cyprus renamed Agia Skepi. | 2,531 |
| Saturnus (1) | 1883 | 1908 sold to C. de Zabala, Bilbao renamed Aitor. | 957 |
| Saturnus (2) | 1909 | 15th Sep.1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.517 in North Atlantic. | 2,741 |
| Simon Bolivar | 1927 | 18th Nov.1939 mined and sunk near Thames Estuary. | 7,906 |
| Sinon | 1961 | 1974 sold to Lebanon renamed Eurabia Sky. | 3,584 |
| Sint Maarten | 1921 | ex- Alemannia, 1940 seized from Hamburg America Line at Curacao renamed St. Maarten by Curacao authorities, 1941 passed to KNSM renamed Sint Maarten, 1950 sold to Castellano, Rome renamed Rosalia O. | 1,383 |
| Sirius (1) | 1871 | 1905 sold to H. Cornelissen, Amsterdam. | 601 |
| Sirius (2) | 1897 | ex- Madura, 1912 purchased from N.V. Stoom. Mij. Nederland, Amsterdam renamed Sirius, 1916 sold to Jac.Enger, Tonsberg renamed Helder. | 3,368 |
| Socrates (1) | 1938 | 1950 rebuilt to 5,095 tons renamed Willemstad, 1967 sold to Saudi Lines, Saudi Arabia renamed Noor B. | 3,169 |
| Socrates (2) | 1960 | 1977 sold to Aeolian Endurance Marine Inc, Piraeus renamed Thera. | 5,710 |
| Solon | 1956 | 1973 sold to Santypar Shipping, Cyprus renamed Sotiria P. | 3,583 |
| Sophocles | 1963 | 19th Feb.1965 sank after cargo explosion in Atlantic. | 5,703 |
| Stad Amsterdam | 1875 | 1879 sold to French Line renamed Ville de Marseille. | 2,761 |
| Stad Haarlem | 1875 | 1879 sold to French Line renamed Ferdinand de Lesseps. | 2,767 |
| Stella (1) | 1871 | 1908 scrapped. | 1,494 |
| Stella (2) | 1909 | 11th May 1940 sunk by German air attack in River Schelde. | 2,818 |
| Stentor (1) | 1944 | ex- Gijon, seized by Germans while building, 1945 bombed and sunk at Bremen, 1946 salvaged and 1947 completed for owners as Stentor, 1969 sold to Primavera Shipping Co., Cyprus renamed Marianna. | 2,085 |
| Stentor (2) | 1979 | 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd. | 1,600 |
| Strabo (1) | see Zeno. | ||
| Strabo (2) | 1937 | 10th Aug.1942 shelled and sunk by U.155 off Colombian coast. | 383 |
| Strabo (3) | 1948 | 1968 sold to African Concern Ltd, Dublin renamed Columcille. | 378 |
| Stuyvesant | 1918 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1950 sold to Cia de Nav. del Atlantico, Panama renamed Aeolia. | 4,249 |
| Taras | 1960 | 1978 sold to Lebanon renamed Rabunion XV. | 499 |
| Telamon (1) | 1928 | 24th Jul.1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.160 near Trinidad. | 2,078 |
| Telamon (2) | 1946 | 1968 scrapped | 2,893 |
| Tellus | 1904 | 1931 sold to Berangier & Giannoni, Marseille renamed Sebaa. | 1,522 |
| Thaletas | 1955 | 1973 sold to Lebanon renamed Saad. | 499 |
| Thalia | 1917 | 1918 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller, London, 8th Oct.1918 torpedoed and sunk by UC.17 off Filey. | 1,308 |
| Themis (1) | 1903 | 21st Dec.1916 sailed from Amsterdam and went missing, presumed mined. | 897 |
| Themis (2) | 1957 | 1972 sold to Pacific International Lines, Singapore renamed Kota Indah. | 2,935 |
| Theron | 1961 | 1974 sold to Lebanon renamed Eurabia Sun. | 3,584 |
| Theseus | 1920 | 1952 sold to Francisco & Jose Ma. Condeminas, Barcelona renamed Condesa. | 1,306 |
| Tiberius | 1930 | 1959 scrapped. | 1,712 |
| Titan | 1891 | 1922 sold to Ortmann & Co., Hamburg renamed Nordland. | 924 |
| Titus | 1930 | 1959 scrapped. | 1,712 |
| Trajanus | 1930 | 1959 scrapped. | 1,712 |
| Trident Amsterdam | 1970 | 1979 renamed Amsterdam, 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd renamed Willemstad. | 7,226 |
| Trident Rotterdam | 1971 | 1979 renamed Rotterdam, 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd renamed Oranjestad. | 7,226 |
| Triton (1) | 1913 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by U.S. Government, 20th Apr.1923 wrecked off Addah, Gold Coast. | 1,883 |
| Triton (2) | 1928 | 1st Jun.1942 shelled and sunk by U.558 in Atlantic. | 2,078 |
| Triton (3) | 1946 | 1967 scrapped. | 2,892 |
| Ulysses (1) | 1873 | ex- Alexander, 1874 purchased from J, Halsey, London renamed Ulysses, 1877 lost. | 919 |
| Ulysses (2) | 1918 | 12th Apr.1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.563 in Atlantic. | 2,666 |
| Ulysses (3) | 1962 | 1979 sold to Alkyon Nav. Co., Piraeus renamed Alkyon. | 5,709 |
| Urania | 1857 | 1896 sold to K. Lewin, Stockholm. | 315 |
| Uranus | 1906 | 1922 sold to Robert Sloman, Hamburg renamed Siracusa. | 1,533 |
| Van Ostade | 1942 | ex- Empire Toiler, 1943 transferred to Netherlands Government renamed Van Ostade, 1947 to KNSM, 1950 sold to Tanfield SS Co., Newcastle renamed Etal Manor. | 2,890 |
| Van Rensselaer | 1920 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 13th May 1940 mined and beached at Ymuiden, subsequently destroyed by German aircraft. | 4,299 |
| Venezuela | 1918 | 1927 transferred from KWIM, 1938 scrapped. | 6,355 |
| Venus (1) | see Orion (1) | ||
| Venus (2) | 1907 | 1951 sold to F. I. Croce, Genoa renamed Ezilda Croce. | 1,855 |
| Vesta (1) | 1861 | ex- Pauline, 1861 purchased from J. Pile, Hartlepool renamed Vesta, 1896 scrapped. | 399 |
| Vesta (2) | 1907 | 1918 - 1919 requisitioned by U.S. Government, 1940 seized by Germans at Rotterdam, 1942 renamed Käthe, 1943 transferred to Nederlandsche Oost-Reederij, Rotterdam reverted to Vesta, 1944 sunk by Allied air attack. | 1,854 |
| Vesuvius | 1870 | ex- Avon, 1872 purchased from E. T. Gourlay, Sunderland renamed Vesuvius, 1876 sunk in collision with s/s SAVERNAKE. | 1,594 |
| Vulcanus | 1907 | 1951 sold to A. Ravano fu Pietro, Genoa renamed Fidelitas. | 1,818 |
| Wickenburgh | 1971 | ex- Atlan Turquesa, 1975 purchased from Allan Line, Panama renamed Wickenburgh, 1979 sold to Atlantic Isle Shipping Co., Panama renamed Atlantic Isle. | 798 |
| Willem de Derde (1) | 1857 | 1857 sank after collision with s/s NORMANDIE. | 518 |
| Willem de Derde (2) | 1855 | ex- Normandie, 1859 purchased from Fraissinet, Marseilles renamed Willem de Derde, 1870 wrecked. | 582 |
| Willemstad | see Socrates (1) | ||
| Zeelandia | 1980 | 1981 transferred to Nedlloyd, 1982 renamed Nedlloyd Zeelandia. | 28,362 |
| Zeno | 1917 | ex- Graaf Hendrik, 1920 purchased from N.V. tot Exploitatie "Graaf Hendrik," Rotterdam renamed Zeno, 1921 renamed Strabo, 1930 sold to Erling Lothe, Haugesund renamed Velox. | 684 |
| Zeus | 1901 | 1931 sold to Berangier & Giannoni, Marseille renamed Boudjmel. | 1,504 |