- MS Oosterdam
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Oosterdam in Cabo San LucasCareer Name: MS Oosterdam Namesake: The eastern compass point Operator: Holland America Line Port of registry: 
Netherlands, RotterdamBuilder: Fincantieri
Marghera, ItalyYard number: 6076 Laid down: January 16, 2002 Christened: July 27, 2003 Completed: 2003 In service: 2003 - present Identification: Call sign: PBKH
IMO number: 9221281
MMSI no.: 245417000Status: in service Notes: [1][2] General characteristics Class and type: Vista class cruise ship Tonnage: 82,000 GT Displacement: 10,965 DWT Length: 290 m (950 ft) Beam: 32.25 m (105.8 ft) Draught: 7.9 m (26 ft) Decks: 11 passenger decks Installed power: Combined diesel / gas turbine electric power Propulsion: 2 x 360° Azipod producing 17.62 MW (23956.53 ps) Speed: 24-knot (44 km/h) maximum,
(service at 22 knots)Capacity: 2,388 passengers Crew: 812 crew Notes: Range is 18 days at 19.5 knots[1][3] MS Oosterdam is a 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."
In spring, fall and winter the ship cruises the Mexican Riviera, and in summer, she operates in Alaska. In fall 2011 the ship will visit Hawaii for the first time. There are cruises from 14 to 15 nights in fall and winter 2011 and in spring 2012.[4]
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Christening
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.
Technical information
Oosterdam at San Diego port.
The machinery spaces of Oosterdam are vast and stretch along two of its lowest decks for the most part of the vessel.
MS Oosterdam is powered by a CODAG propulsion system encompassing five (three 16-cylinder and two 12-cylinder) Sulzer ZAV40S diesel engines (built under license by Grandi Motori Trieste, now owned by Wärtsilä, in Trieste, Italy)[5][6] and a GE LM2500 gas turbine[3], making it one of only a handful of merchant vessels that is powered by such an arrangement. It is propelled by two 17.62 MW (23956.53 ps), 160rpm synchronous freshwater-cooled[1] 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.
History of the name Oosterdam
While no prior ship has been named Oosterdam, the first vessel with the "Ooster" prefix launched 1913 as the 8,251-ton, one-prop Oosterdijk. At the time, "dijk" or "dyk" was the suffix used for cargo vessels, "dam" was used for passenger ships. She sailed between Rotterdam and Savannah, Georgia for Holland America as well as serving the Allied war effort during World War I.[7]
MS Oosterdam off the coast of Baja California.References
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- ^ "Cruises on ms Oosterdam, a Holland America Line cruise ship:". Holland America Line. 2010. http://www.hollandamerica.com/find-cruise-vacation/FindCruises.action?shipCodeSearch=OS. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
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- ^ "News Release - December 6, 2002". Holland America Line. December 6, 2002. http://www.hollandamerica.com/media/newsRelease.do?fileName=/200212/2zuid123.xml.
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