There have been three ships that sailed under the name ‘Amsterdam’. Both the first and second vessels date back to the latter part of the 19th century, the first service from 1880 to 1884 and the second from 1887 to 1905. Ninety-five years would pass before the single name ‘Amsterdam’ was given to another ship. Perhaps this was purposely done to avoid confusion with the three ships in the fleet that were named ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’; for most of the past century there has been a ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’ in the fleet. The first was in service from 1906 to 1932, the second from 1938 to 1974 and the third from 1983 to 2000. The name ‘Amsterdam’ is of course taken from that of the famous city in Noord-Holland. Amsterdam was founded as a fishing village in the 13th century. Nearby, a dam was built on the River Amstel and the settlement became known as Amstelledam or Amstelredam and finally Amsterdam. Nieuw Amsterdam was the name of the 17th century fortified settlement in the Nieuw Nederlands colony on the southern tip of the island of Manhattan that was eventually to become New York City.
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