Oranje Line Fleet List
Fleet List of the Oranje Line Showing Ownership, Nationality, Name of Ship, Year Placed in Service, and Gross Tonnage. Gross tonnage equals cubic feet of all enclosed space divided by 100. Notations Regarding the Ship (if any), Such as Previous Name or Renaming, are shown after the Gross Tonnage.
ORANJE LINE
Oranje Lijn (Maatschappij Zeetransport NV)
(Dutch)
The company was operated under the name Maatschappij Zeetransport NV in Rotterdam. He named his shipping company Oranje Lijn, and all its ships were named after members of the Royal House.
The shipping company initially operated exclusively in freight shipping. After the Second World War, ships with passenger accommodation were added. In the first years of its existence, this company did pioneering work in shipping between Western Europe and the area it served in North America.
- Prins Willem Van Oranje (1953) 7,328
- Prinses Irene (1959) 8,526
Smith, Eugene W., Passenger Ships of the World: Past and Present, Boston: George H. Dean Company, 1963.
