Manley (DD 940) - Naval Cruise Book

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Pernis, Vlaardingen and Massluis shared in the prosperity. The French revolutionary armies occupied the city in 1795, and for the next twenty years its trade was at low ebb, In 19LO Rotterdam was attached by German bombers and in a few hours most of the old part of the city was wiped out, Reconstruction has been carried on at such a rapid rate, however, that the town has regained, and in some cases improved, its prewar position. The population of Rotterdam on 1 June 1950 was 679,000,

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uinlvw X X We i'IEl ff F ,An E9T.ll1iH..123'1.1'i .a..ni,,, , Y , ..,.,.,,K,,gq,,m QHMV , V vi I - -x I U as 1 v v I . O V Y Rotterdam takes its name from the small river, the Rotte, which he:e joins the Maas and which down to the seventeenth century formed part of the natural water defenses of the town. Rotterdam yields place in antiquity to most of its i hbors for the charter of 1270 formerly accepted as ne g , t a ' ' ' 4 ' s ll believed to be evidence of its origin is now Genera y spurious and Count William IH's charter of l3L0 thus marks the beginning of its municipal career. Like Dordrecht, Q Rotterdam.lays within one of the main theatres of feudal warfare in the Netherlands and suffered much from contending r by the,Emperor Maximilian in lL89, The development of the 5 town was hampered by the competition of older and more 5 anmies notably on its cipture, after a four month's siege, F E 1. owerful neighbors esnecially Dordrecht, which sought by 3 p -. 54 n. L. '4 'Q , 1 .1 t ono'olize the traffic of 5 means of its staple-privllecc o m p p the Maas and Rhine. It was, therefore, not until the seven! y teenth century that Rotterdam became the leadin? portg in 3 l6OO it still counted only about l5,000 inhabitants but by E 1700 it had nearly four times as many. Q Rotterdan.was one of the earliest Dutch towns to suffer Q h R volt' from the excesses of Spanish troops at the time of t e te , p 3 A Spanish force retiring frvm the island of Voorne in May l572 occupied and pillaged the town, The massacre' of Q Rotterdam intensified the fear and hatred of Spanish rule. ? 'on is +ue Qoiniards had withdrawn, Rotterdam joined the 5 its SO JJ I V1 s----- f ' 1 H ' 1 b 't waterways was never again 4 Revolt and, protected y 1 S , threatened. 5 In the seventeenth century the herring fishing and the Q v r-shadowed Q Greenland trade remained important, but were o e by trade with the Indies and with England, Scotland and France.i In the succeeding hundred years, trade continued to develop E i ta am like schism and industry expanded, while the ports downs res W It :-

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CURRENCY Currency can be exchanged by the American Express Company and by local banks. The basic monetary unit used in Holland is the guilder CLD. There are silver, nickel and copper coins, and paper money. One dollar S fl. 3.78. TRANSPCRTATION There are excellent highway connections with all the principal cities of central and western Europe. All quays and wharves on both banks of the river as amply provided with standard-gauge railroad connections. There is a total of 125 miles of track in the port, with a daily handling capacity of 1, 00 cars. Power used is electric. The Maas Tunnel, completed in l9Al, lies between Parkhaven and Maashaven. It provides separate passenger ways fortraffic in each direction. At each end there are four escalators, about 5 feet high, for pedestrians and cyclists. Rotterdam is in regular steamer com unication with the principal ports of the world, and is connected by railroad with all the large cities of Europe. All railroads in the Rotterdam area are electrified, The city of Rotterdam maintains excellent bus and train services. The fares are inexpensive. Taxies are available throughout the city. Cars are available for hire and may be utilized for tours of the surrounding countryside, trips outside the city may be made by trainzind bus services. Vehicles are driven on the same side of the street as they do in the United States. RE52P1UHHllT5.fc EOOLMQ BEVEBAQES1 The Holland Beer is excellent and inexpensive. Bars in most sections remain open from 0900 until 0200. Rotterdam has many excellent restaurantsg a tourist information center located at V.V,V. Paviljeen, Coolsingel telephone ll8855 while the Eourse will furnish the names of approved restaurants. It is noted that Dutch beer and gin are considers ably stronger than their mnerican counterparts and must be treated with the respect due superior strength.