The Holland-America Line has disclosed that the Nieuw Amsterdam has completed 400,000 miles and carried 300,000 Allied troops during the period of the war. Frequently carrying 8000 men—six times her normal capacity— this ship has had the rare good fortune of never even experiencing a narrow escape and has travelled virtually without incident.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 60, 8 September 1945, Page 9
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