Crossing the North Sea on the luxury liner SS Columbia from Amsterdam to Dover in 1930 in color

A highly interesting film about a trip from Amsterdam s harbor to Dover on the luxury liner SS Colombia almost a century ago. The Colombia starts its journey through the Noordzee kanaal with its sea locks at IJmuiden and then follows the Dutch coast across the North Sea to enter the Channel for its final leg of the journey to Dover. Apparently this must have been a business excursion for the top brass of Dutch ( ) companies to the UK. The passengers consist mainly of welldressed men who enjoy the many facilities on board, including a luxurious diner. However, a group of nuns can also be seen boarding the ship. The freight and passenger vessel SS Colombia was put into service in 1930. It was the flag ship of the Koninklijke Nederlandse StoombootMaatschappij until it was requisitioned at the beginning of WWII by the Dutch Navy on 8 November 1940. It then became the Colombia to serve as submarine mother ship. Subsequently the Colombia was sent to the Dutch East Indies