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(RIL), and she was refitted in Hong Kong. Her new livery was a black hull and funnels, with an
emblem in the Dutch colours of red, white and blue with a gold crown set in a white patch.
Nieuw Holland had a capacity of 155 first class passengers tonnage was registered as 11,215.

The ship commenced duties from Singapore sailing via Indonesia to Brisbane, Sydney and
Melbourne; however ports of call also included Ceylon, India and Pakistani on occasions. Late in
1958, after Indonesia confiscated all Dutch possessions, RIL decided to terminate services and
she commenced her final voyage to Australia in January 1959, visiting Brisbane, Sydney, then
Melbourne where she remained for five days, before departing on January 28 for Adelaide,
Fremantle, then heading north for Malaya, after which she sailed to India and returned to
Singapore.

Within days this delightful passenger cargo liner departed Singapore heading for a Hong Kong
breakers yard, where she arrived on March 6 1959, and was broken up.

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