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SS Statendam (1956)

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in the Regency fleet. She was laid up after the Regency Cruises bankruptcy and remained in poor condition for many years. She was scrapped in
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The ship was the venue for a conference on space exploration held to coincide with the December, 1972 launch of
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and sold again to the Lelakis group in 1986. Later she became part of the Regency Cruises fleet and was named
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characterizes it as the "Ship of Fools" expedition (presumably influenced by the
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Years indicate year of entry into service with the Holland America Line.
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Reaching for the High Frontier: The American Pro-Space Movement, 1972-84
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built in 1957. She was bought by the Paquet group in 1982 and renamed
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N.V. Dok- en Werfmaatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
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Index

Statendam (ship)

Holland America Line
the Netherlands
IMO number
5339212
Alang, India
Holland America Line
Alang, India
Apollo 17
science fiction
scientists
Isaac Asimov
Norman Mailer
Katherine Anne Porter
G. Harry Stine
Porter novel
Richard C. Hoagland
Hugh Downs
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