acle - class ▁ship ▁for ▁H AL . ▁The ▁ship ▁would ▁be ▁designed ▁as ▁the ▁sister ▁ship ▁to ▁MS ▁Kon ings dam , ▁with ▁similar ▁dimensions ▁and ▁similar ▁features ▁that ▁were ▁introduced ▁on ▁Kon ings dam . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁day ▁Kon ings dam ▁was ▁christ ened , ▁H AL ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁second ▁P inn acle - class ▁ship ▁would ▁be ▁named ▁Nie uw ▁Stat end am , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁name ' s ▁history ▁within ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H AL ▁celebrated ▁the ▁steel ▁cutting ▁of ▁Nie uw ▁Stat end am , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁her ▁construction . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁F inc ant ieri ' s ▁Pal ermo ▁ship yard , ▁but ▁the ▁block ▁being ▁built ▁there ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re - located ▁to ▁the ▁Marg h era ▁ship yard , ▁where ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁would ▁be ▁constructed . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁for ▁Nie uw ▁Stat end am ▁in ▁Marg h era . ▁The ▁first ▁block ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁be ▁built , ▁it ▁measured ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁and ▁we ighed ▁approximately ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁coin ▁ceremony ▁was ▁performed . ▁Anne ▁Marie ▁Bart els ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Mad r ina ▁for ▁the ▁event