September 1905: Nieuw Amsterdam on the stocks at Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

September 28, 1905: Nieuw Amsterdam seen just before launch at Harland & Wolff.

September 28, 1905: Nieuw Amsterdam seen just after launch at Harland & Wolff.

Nieuw Amsterdam seen on the Hudson River, New York during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in Oct. 1909.

October 11, 1909: Nieuw Amsterdam (far right) seen on the Hudson River during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. HNLMS Utrecht (white hull), USS Portsmouth (sailing vessel) and HMS Duke of Edinburgh (far left) can be seen astern of Nieuw Amsterdam.

October 11, 1909: Nieuw Amsterdam (far right) seen on the Hudson River during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. HNLMS Utrecht (white hull), USS Portsmouth (sailing vessel) and HMS Duke of Edinburgh (far left) can be seen astern of Nieuw Amsterdam.