Holland Steamship Company

The Holland Steamship Company (Dutch: Hollandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, HSM) was formed in Amsterdam in 1885 to run a steamship service from Amsterdam to London.

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Outside of its passenger / cargo services, HSM operated cargo services to many ports around the coasts of the U.K. and Ireland - see 'Routes' above.

Passengers would occasionally be carried on these vessels but it was on an ad hoc basis.

A feature of the ships deployed on the London service was the mounting of deck cranes to facilitate speedy cargo handling.