Rhein History Dutch operator

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River Rhein, Netherlands operator

The Dutch Steamboat Company, Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (NSM/NSR, from 1859), which traced its inception back to 1823, ran between Rotterdam and Mannheim in cooperation with the German companies until 1928 when the KD become the majority shareholder. Although the "Dutch" ships were nanaged and operated by the NSR they were effectively run on charter to the KD. After World War II, the Dutch company was reestablished as an independent entity, the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Reederij Akkermans (NSRA) but survived only until 1954 with the KD taking over its motor vessels and all remaining Dutch paddle steamers scrapped.

For full information about the paddle steamers on the Rhine (German and Dutch) : Click here : Rhein History - Germany

List of Dutch-owned paddle steamers built from 1880 onwards.

Vessel Name (s)	Built in	For	Length (m)	Until	Notes

Juliana Prinses der Nederlande / Juliana	1928	Dutch	79.00	1944	Sunk in 1944 as blockade ship at Ijmuiden
Prins-Hendrik	1907	Dutch	81.72	1955
Parcival / De Zeeuw / Stahleck	1902	DGNM**	73.00	1945	Sold to Dutch (1930) as De Zeeuw, bought back (1935) as Stahleck
Neptun / De Nederlander	1901	PRDG**	71.00	1943	Sold 1929 to Dutch as De Nederlander
Gutenberg / Rheinstein / Siegfried	1900	DGNM**	73.00	1945	Renamed Rheinstein in 1911. Sold to Dutch as Siegfried. Survived until 1945
Rotterdam	1898	Dutch		1954
Deutschland / De Rijn	1896	DGNM**	72.50	1946	To Dutch in 1929. Renamed De Rijn
Kinderdijk	1895	Dutch	73.00	1924	Sold in 1924 and converted to a motorised barge
Hollandia	1894	Dutch	72.62	1955
Undine / Stolzenfels	1894	PRDG**	67.75	1945	Sold to Dutch, renamed Stolzenfels (1929). Sunk 15/3/45
Stolzenfels / Amicitia	1892	PRDG**	77.50	1942	Sold to Dutch, renamed Amicitia (1929). Sunk 31/5/42.
Arnold Walpod	1892	DGNM**	71.60	1933	Sold to Dutch. Out of service from 1933
Willem III Koning der Nederlande / Willem III	1891	Dutch	72.50	1954
Wilhelmina Koningin der Nederlande / Wilhelmina / Willem	1890	Dutch	73.00	1954	Renamed Willem in 1950
Emma Koningin der Nederlande / Emma	1889	Dutch	73.00	1936
Willem I Koning der Nederlande / Willem I	1881	Dutch	71.00	1936	Survived as restaurant ship at Ludwigshafen into the 1960s
Chriemhilde	1880	Dutch	71.00	1945	Scuttled 1945 and later scrapped
Siegfried	1880	Dutch	71.00	1936	House boat and restaurant. Bombed & sunk in 1944

Paddle Steamers Built New for the Dutch Operator

Juliana Prinses der Nederlande / Juliana (1928-1944)

Above : Juliana Prinses der Nederlanden. . Post card view by kind courtesy of Markus Graf

Built by Gebruder Sachsenberg at Koln-Deutz in 1928
Length : 79 m
Compound diagonal engine 800 HP by Sachsenberg (Rosslau works)
Operated on express services (Rotterdam to Mannheim, Germany)

Prins-Hendrik (1907-1955)

Rotterdam (1898-1954)

Kinderdijk (1895-1924)

Built by Smit & Zoon
Length : 73 m
Sold by NSN in 1924
Converted to a motor barge. Later names Clamar (1924) and Lisa (1938)

Hollandia (1894-1955)

Willem III Koning der Nederlande / Willem III (1891-1954)

Wilhelmina Koningin der Nederlande / Wilhelmina / Willem (1890-1954)

Emma Koningin der Nederlande / Emma

Willem I Koning der Nederlande / Willem I (1881-1936)

Chriemhilde (1880-1945)

Siegfried (1880-1936)

Built in 1890 by Gebruder Sachsenberg at Koln-Deutz
Length : 73.0 m x 8.25 / 15.2
Compound diagonal by Sachsenberg at Rosslau

Built for the DGNM (Dusseldorf) as Gutenberg
Renamed Rheinstein in 1911
From 1919 to 1926 sailed as Kleber for French occupying government
Renamed Rheinstein on return to the KD
Sold to the Dutch NSR company in 1929 and renamed Siegfried
Out of service from 1945

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Die Personenschiffahrt auf dem Rhein : Vom Schaufelraddampfer zum Kabinenschiff
Eduard Bundgen
1987
ISBN : 3-88255-501-7
EK-Verlag, Postfach 5560, 7800 Freiburg, Germany
The definitive 444 page history, highly illustrated with old black and white photos and vitually every available fact about the vessels.

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