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suffered less damage. There was no loss of life. Later, it was determined that miscommunication on both ships had caused the collision. The ship's final voyage for Netherland Line was in 1964.
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on 8 September 1938, On 15 July 1939, the finished ship was delivered to the Netherland Line and shortly afterward was used for the line's scheduled service from
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badly damaged her bow. As she might have been impounded for safety reasons, she was unable to call at Colombo as scheduled and went directly to
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From October 1946 to 1957, the ship returned to its original owners to resume passenger service. The
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and its nationalist course led to a decrease in passenger numbers. In February 1951, the
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for the safety of the ship. In February 1941, the ship's captain was ordered to sail to
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3 × 12-cylinder Sulzer diesels 37,500 hp (28,000 kW) at 145 rpm
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in August 1941, shortly after her conversion to a hospital ship
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Destroyed by fire on 30 March 1979, sank on 24 September 1979
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to Amsterdam. Between 8 and 18 June 1951, she voyaged to
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But when the ship arrived, 552:Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij 278:Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij 122: 1737:Hospital ships of the Australian Army 416:656 ft (200 m) (originally) 7: 49:adding citations to reliable sources 857:"Cinema Museum Home Movie Database" 703:departed on her maiden voyage from 1727:Passenger ships of the Netherlands 570:had begun, and she was laid up in 14: 695:were sold to an Italian company, 578:and to hand over his ship to the 527:Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 475:740 passengers, original in 1939 1700: 1695: 1120: 1040:Ships of the Costa Cruises fleet 916:"WWII Hospital Ship – MS Oranje" 775: 756: 741: 258: 240: 206: 126: 25: 1747:Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean 622:and back via Singapore and the 36:needs additional citations for 1767:Hospital ships in World War II 600:Indonesian War of Independence 1: 213:Netherlands Lines (1947–1964) 198:Netherlands Lines (1939–1941) 671:, resulting in a collision. 667:made an unexpected swing to 538:Early career and World War 2 478:1,230 passengers, 1964 refit 1004:Oranje during and after WW2 1788: 1752:Maritime incidents in 1979 1656:September (unknown date): 586:would be converted into a 426:83.6 ft (25.5 m) 1690: 1549:November (unknown date): 1118: 379: 145: 125: 973:"MS Angelina Lauro Fire" 380:General characteristics 554:shipyard. The ship was 216:Lauro Lines (1965–1977) 201:Australian Government ( 645:On 6 January 1953, MS 634:with 650 passengers. 580:Royal Australian Navy 556:ceremonially launched 550:and was built in the 222:(Chartered 1977–1979) 1512:Alfred A. Cunningham 45:improve this article 1772:Sunken cruise ships 904:on 21 January 2012. 821:"Name ship: Oranje" 1261:Costa neoRomantica 1240:Costa Mediterranea 697:Flotta Lauro Lines 1712: 1711: 1670:Lindblad Explorer 1588:Caroline of Leigh 1439:R. B. 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