Kleijn, Cornelis Nicolaas.

Cornelis Nicolaas Kleijn was born on 23 December 1891 in the town of Huizen, a place to the South East of the Netherlands. (His name wass also sometimes spelled as Kleyn, especially for the American market. )

He  joined the company in 1910 as 4^th officer on the Nieuw Amsterdam (I)

Obtained his 3rd matest license on 17 Feberuary 1910.

 

He was appointed to captain in 1935.

Captain Kleijn was stuck in the Netherlands for 5 years during the occupation of 1940 – 1945 He helped out as “Guardian” for the area around the town of Leersum, where he lived, to support families of sailors stuck at sea with providing money. This under the very illegal sceme of “De Zeemanspot”, see the biography of Captain Filippo.  The monies handed out to the families would then later be reconciled with the final wages when the husbands came home after the war.  Near the end of the war he spend approx. 9 months in German imprisonment. (b)

 

He was appointed commodore in 1950 and retired in 1952.

After that made one more trip as captain on the Almdyk when King Leopold of Begium sailed on her from Lisbon to Aruba.

He passed away on the 17^th. Of  May 1968 in Leersum, the Netherlands.

Date:                    Function:                            Ship:                                    Wages and/or remarks.

16 Mar. 1910      4^th. Officer                         Nieuw Amsterdam    30,00

15 Aug. 1910      4^th. Officer                         Noordam                          30,–

06 Feb. 1911       4^th. Officer                         Gorredijk                           30,–

28 Aug. 1911      4^th. Officer                         Rijndam                               30,-

19 Jan. 1911      4^th. Officer                         Rijndam                                 40,–

18 Mar. 1912      3^rd Officer                           Amsteldijk                          60,–

21 Apr.  1913      3^rd Officer                           Amsteldijk                          75.—

15 Jun.  1913      Temporary dismissed to go to school to study for 2^nd mates license.

14 Aug. 1913      3^rd. Officer                         Noordam                            75,–                     (break in study period)

19 Sep. 1913      Temporary dismissed to go to school to study for 2^nd mates license.

25 Nov. 1913      Passed for 2^nd mate.

04 Dec. 1913      2^nd Officer                          Gorredijk                            100,–

07 Aug. 1914      2^nd Officer                          Nieuw Amsterdam        110,–

19 Oct. 1914      Ashore

22 Oct. 1914      2^nd Officer                          Westerdijk                          110,–

26 Mar. 1915      2^nd Officer                          Westerdijk                          120,–

14 Oct.  1915      2^nd Officer                          Westerdijk                          130,–

27 Nov. 1915      Temporary dismissed to go to school to study for first mates license

23 Feb. 1916       Passed for first mates license

17 Mar. 1916      2^nd Officer                          Nieuw Amsterdam           130,–

08 May. 1916     2^nd Officer                          Rotterdam                              130,–

25 May. 1916     temporary dismissed for military service.

26 Feb.  1917      2^nd Officer                          IJseldijk                               130,–

15 Sep. 1917 with the train from New York to New Orleans.

01 Oct. 1917      Chief Officer                      Sommelsdijk                      140,–   At New Orleans

01 Jul.    1918      Chief Officer                      Sommelsdijk                      150,–

04 Dec. 1918      Chief Officer                      Rotterdam                         150.       (ashore administrative)

15 Mar. 1919      Chief Officer                      Poeldijk                               160,–

01 Jul.    1919      Chief Officer                      Poeldijk                               280.—

07 May.1920      Chief Officer                      Rijndam                              300,–         Without higher premium

01 Jul. 1920         Chief Officer                      Zaandijk                              300,–

26 Jul. 1920         Chief Officer                      Maartensdijk                     300,–

10 Nov. 1921      Chief Officer                      Schiedijk                             308,–

22 May 1922      Chief Officer                      Edam                                   315,–

01 Oct. 1922       Wage increase                                                               320,–

24 May.1924      Act. Captain                       Edam                                   560,–

16 Jun.  1924      Chief Officer                      Edam                                   320,–

14 Aug. 1924      Chief Officer                      Rijndam                              320,–

25 Jun.  1924      Temporary shore                                                           320,–

07 Oct.  1924      Chief Officer                      Rotterdam                         320,–

15 Dec. 1924      Chief Officer                      Rijndam                              320,–

09 Dec. 1925      Chief Officer                      Rotterdam                         320,–

16 Dec. 1925       Act. Captain                       Beemsterdijk                     560,–

22 Feb. 1926      Chief Officer                      Nieuw Amsterdam           320,–

22 Sep.  1926      Chief Officer                      Noordam                            320,–

04 Oct. 1926       Act. Captain                       Noordam                            560,–

25 Mar.1927       Chief Officer                      Ashore                                325,–

21 Jun. 1927       Act. Captain                       Noorderdijk                       560,–

05 Oct. 1927       Chief Officer                      Ashore                                320,–

17 Oct.  1927      Chief Officer                      Veendam                            330,–

01 Jan. 1929      Wage increase                                                                   315,–

18 Jun. 1929      Act. Captain                        Veendam                            560,-

22 Jul.    1929      Chief Officer                     Veendam                            335,–

27 Dec. 1929      Act. Captain                       Burgerdijk                           560,–

29 Apr.  1930      Act. Captain                       Nieuw Amsterdam           560,–

Going home as passenger

31 May.1930                                                   Ashore                                           560,–

27 Jun.1930        Act. Captain                       Nieuw Amsterdam           560,–

As a passenger to go to Indies line

09 Jul.1930          Act. Captain                       Boschdijk                            560,–

At Savanah with the train from New York

18 Sep. 1930      wage increase                                                                580,–

01 Jun.  1931      Chief Officer                      Boschdijk                      335,–

14 Jun. 1931      Temporary ashore                                                         335,–

21 Jul.    1931      Chief Officer                      Volendam                    335,–

12 Nov. 1931      wage decreased                                                            268,–

19 Mar. 1932      Act. Captain                       Volendam                        268,–

At new York

13 Apr.  1932      Chief Officer                      Volendam                           268,–

At Rotterdam

17 May.1932      Wage decreased                                                            262.50

08 May.1932      Temporary ashore                                                         262,50

01 Sep.  1932      Chief Officer                      Volendam 70%             262,50

18 Sep. 1932      Temporary ashore                                    70%            262,50

12 Oct. 1932       Chief Officer                      Dinteldijk                            262,50

17 May.1933      Chief Officer                      Volendam                           262,50

28 Jun. 1933      Wage decreased with 5% in acc. with circulaire no 929 date 27 June 1933

01 Oct. 1934      Wage decreased with 5% in acc. with circulaire no 929 date 27 June 1933

20 Oct. 1934      Temporary ashore                                                         226,75   regular leave 22 days

11 Nov. 1934      Temporary ashore                                          70%       226,75

15 Nov. 1934      Chief Officer                      Volendam                           226,75

19 Jan. 1935      Chief Officer                      Maasdam                           226,75

01 Feb. 1935      Act. Captain                       Maasdam                           358,–

26 Apr.  1935      Temporary shore                                                             226.75

On chief officer status

02 May 1935       Chief Officer                      Veendam                         226.75

23 Oct. 1935      Act. Captain                       Edam                                   358.—

31 Oct. 1935      Chief Officer                      Veendam                         226,75

04 Dec. 1935      act. Captain                       Edam                                   358,–

18 Feb. 1936      act. Captain                       Drechtdijk                           358.—

10 Jun.1936        Act. Captain                       Binnendijk                          358,–

16 Jan. 1937      Temporary ashore                                                           358,–           On regular leave

01 Jan 1937         wage increase                                                                360,–

17 Feb.  1937      Captain                               Blommersdijk                    360,–

17 Jul.1937          Temporary shore                                                           360,-

24 Jul. 1937         Captain                               Blommersdijk                    360,–

29 Sep.  1937      Captain                               Veendam                            415,–

01 Oct.  1937      According to new regulation                                      410,–    for cargo ships.

For extra on Veendam                                                  455,–

01 Nov. 1937      Temporary ashore                                                         410.–    regular leave

26 Nov. 1937      Captain                               Edam                                   410,–

TBC.

 

 

Sources:

a. Captain Alberts database and photo collection.

b. Stamboek & Mouvemement boeken of the holland America Line archives as held by the Municipel Archives of the City of Rotterdam.

c. Mr. Laurens van der Laan. HAL historian Par Execellence.

Last Updated:  11 Dec. 2025