SAL Reunion in Göteborg, May 24-26, 2002
Program:
The SS MARIEHOLM was built in 1934 for Swedish American Line and, just like
SS BORGHOLM and SS KASTELHOLM, she was to be used for feeder traffic in the
Baltic Sea. The passangers were later to be brought to USA from Gothenburg by
MS GRIPSHOLM, MS KUNGSHOLM or TS DROTTNINGHOLM. Her capacity was
148 passengers and the compounder steam engine aboard is today regarded
as unique. Between 1940 and 1977 she belonged to the Admirality of the Royal
Swedish Marine. Nowdays she is a part of Gothenburg Maritime Centre/Museum.
In the lobby, second floor, you will find the work of art ”Life in a Bohuslän Fishing Village”. Once it was placed aboard the MS STOCKHOLM (1948) after having been
rescued from the fire aboard the ”Italian” MS STOCKHOLM of 1938. Perhaps you
will be able to find out who is Greta Garbo in the painting!
A chance to make a sentimental trip in Göteborg ! On your way down to Stenpiren you can pass by the BROSTRÖMIA. Now it is used by the Court of Appeal for Wes-
tern Sweden. The annex buildiing, where you earlier could find the personnel department, is now rebuilt to contain apartments etc.
On the Stenpiren you will be able to see the Delaware Monument. This statue was made by Carl Milles in two copies. The other copy is to be seen i Wilmington, Delaware. In 1938 it was delivered by the Crown prince of Sweden when the MS KUNGSHOLM arrived there. Receiver of the monument was the President of the USA, Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The SS BOHUSLÄN was built in 1914 by the Eriksberg shipyard in Göteborg for the New Marstrand Steamship Company in Marstrand. She plied the route Göteborg-
Marstrand-Lysekil-Smögen-Gravarne for around 40 years bringing passangers and goods in all kinds of weather. In 1966 she was sold to a scrap yard but the Steam Ship Society was founded. ”The Lady” was purchased and saved. Her sailings for the new owners started and continued ever since.
Passenger capacity 280, length: 43.13 m., extreme breadth: 7.42 m., triple expan
sion steam engine 700 ihp, 12 knots.
First stop will be at the former Eriksberg shipyard (once belonging to the Broström group). We will be there to visit the yard Terra Nova for a round trip. Here is a copy, scale 100, built of the vessel GÖTHEBORG.
It is to be a full rigged ship. Length, including the bowsprit, 58.5 m. breath 11 m, tall-ness midship 10 m. The bulding ot the GÖTHEBORG started in June, 1995. She will be launched in 2002 with a royal godmother, just like our ships. In the year of 2004 she is to start her first journey to China. The route is to pass some ports we know from the cruisings with SAL, around Africa, passing India and Austrilia and finally to Shang-hai, the twin town of Gothenburg in China.
The original GÖTHEBORG belonged to the Swedish East India Company (1731-1813). She was built in Stockholm in 1738 and left Gothenburg in March, 1743 on her final journey. GÖTHEBORG arrived in Canton, China in the Summer of 1744 and started to load the 340 lests or 833 tons for Gothenburg. She left Canton in January, 1745 and arrived in Gothenburg in September. The weather and wind were perfect, but, she ran aground just outside the fortress New Elfsborg. So close to the homeport. The GÖTHEBORG became a total loss.
After ”Terra Nova” a tour through the Gothenburg archipelago, rounding the well known light house, for a traditional ”Vinga snaps”. Baguette and a beer or a glass of wine will be served. A small bar is to be open. On our way back, when passing whartf 36, Amerikakajen very close the SS BOHUS-LÄN will blow her steam whistle for our vessels, all present and absent friends. We will be back approx. 5.00 pm. Anyone interested in a “Pool” for passing Vinga?
Friday, May 24th
7.00 pm
Dinner on board the SS MARIEHOLM (not moving from the pier). Maximum 180 persons.
Three-course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee.
Menu:
Smoked breast of duckling with orangechutney
Fillet of beef with green peppercorn sauce
Vanilla icecream with stewed fruits
After the dinner the bar will be open and you can spend the rest of the evening aboard the ship, inside or out on deck
Address: Packhuskajen, very close to the Gothenburg Opera-house
Saturday, May 25th
9.00 am
From 09.00 am you will be able to visit the exhibition of articles from
the SAL and watch films and travelogues.
Address: Park Avenue Hotel. Conference department with the two rooms GRIPSHOLM and KUNGSHOLM.
12.00
Departure from Stenpiren aboard the SS BOHUSLÄN.
6.30 pm
Supper at Park Avenue Hotel
Three-course dinner, 3 glasses of wine, coffee.
Menu:
Classic white bait roe tart on dark rye bread with shellfish mayonnaise
Roasted whole fillet of milk fed veal served with a lemon flavoured red wine
sauce and a creamy potato au gratin
Classic Cremè caramel
After the dinner we hope to have members of the different Gripsholm- and Kungsholm orchestras giving us opportunity to enter the dance floor. A bar will be open for cocktails before and drinks after the dinner.
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Updated Sep 7, 2009 Waterline - Images from the Golden Age of Cruising John Graves
Örjan Slätte, ex Information Officer on the Gripsholm, recommends Waterline - Images from the Golden Age of Cruising by John Graves, published by the National Maritime Museum in London in 2004. It is based on photos by Marine Photo Service, which were acquired by the museum in 1996 The book features many photos from SAL cruises.
Please note that the book's edition at Amazon.co.uk may not have the Kungsholm on the cover. Örjan Slätte, Informationsofficer på Gripsholm, rekommenderar boken Waterline - Images from the Golden Ages of Cruising. Boken är utgiven år 2004 av National Maritime Museum i London som 1996 förvärvat Marine Photo Service (MPS) samlingar. Redan omslagsbilden föreställer Kungsholm 1953 med två vattenskidåkande ynglingar i fronten. MPS fanns i många rederier och där finns många mycket bra foton från SAL:s kryssningar. Våra fotografer var mycket yrkesskickliga med konstnärlig talang. Man kan förmoda att de tidvis kände för att fotografera annat än leende, välklädda pax med cocktailglas i hand. Fina miljöer från fartygens "omvärld". |
Updated July7, 2008 MERCY SHIPS
During World War 2 the Drottningholm and the Gripsholm were used as repatriation ships and made 33 voyages to exchange prisoners of war, diplomats, women and children, between the warfaring nations. David Miller has written a book about the exchange and repatriation voyages,with an emphasis on the British experience. It is loaded with facts about these voyages of mercy. Read more about all the exchange and repatriation sailings during WWII here. |
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M/S Kungsholms inredning Första M/S Kungsholm, Amerikalinjens stora passagerarfartyg, byggdes på 1920-talet. Det gick mellan Göteborg och New York. Arkitekten Carl Bergsten fick uppdraget att hålla i den påkostade inredningen som skulle visa för världen vad svenska konstnärer kunde åstadkomma. Under andra världskriget togs fartyget i beslag av amerikanarna för att användas i trupptransporten till Europa. Inredningen revs då ner och förstördes. Anne-Marie Ericsson har letat i arkiv och museer efter beskrivningar, ritningar och gamla fotografier för att försöka rekonstruera denna makalösa uppvisning i svensk inredningskonst. |
Amerikabåtarna Christer Winberg, professor i historia vid Göteborgs universitet, har skrivit en bok om SAL som bygger på bevarat samtida material från Svenska Amerika Linien på Landsarkivet och Sjöfartsmuseet i Göteborg. Det omfattar exempelvis reserapporter, minnesberättelser och personligt färgade reseskildringar. Författaren har också samlat in eget material genom intervjuer med f.d. anställda.
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Andrea Dorias undergång I Andrea Dorias undergång berättar Britt-Marie Mattsson den fascinerande berättelsen om kollisionen, den heroiska räddningsaktionen och det rättsliga efterspelet till den mycket uppmärksammade olyckan - sin tids Titanic. Mattssons far var vid tiden för olyckan informationschef vid Svenska Amerika Linien. Britt-Marie Mattsson har träffat flera av de överlevande och intervjuat dem för denna bok. Hon har bland annat talat med vittnen som ger information som kan kasta nytt ljus över vad som egentligen orsakade den fruktansvärda kollisionen. Boken är rikligt illustrerad i svartvitt. |
A book about the Kungsholm of 1953. |
Journalist Per Fält has recommended |
"Såna" på Amerikabåtarna SAL har skildrats i böcker, dokumentär-filmer, journalfilmer och tidningsartiklar. Oftast är det glamouren som uppmärk-sammats men en grupp har alltid saknats i beskrivningarna: homosexuella män. Såna på Amerikabåtarna är en välskriven, lättläst och underhållande studie av en värld som gått i glömska. | |
De Flytande Palatsen From the very inception of the line in 1915, the ships of the Line attracted much attention on both sidesof the Atlantic. Not only did they represent the bonds between the old country and the new, they also represented new concepts in service, decor, and furnishings as well as in art and handicraft. Published in 1987. This book can be found on Amazon.
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Huset Broström Huset Broström för tankarna till Forsythesagan och Onedinlinjen. Inget svenskt företag har upplevt så stor dramatik som just Broströms. Detta är den dramtiska berättelsen "inifrån Huset", om det som skedde i det som syntes ske. Utgiven 1980. | ||
Out of the Fog is an American edition of a Swedish book by Algot Mattsson, who was the information officer for SAL, the owner of Stockholm, the ship that collided with Andrea Doria in 1956. The book describes the collision from the perspectives of both ships as well as the heroic rescue of hundreds. Testimony given at the hearing is also included as is a legal opinion by the American editors, one of whom was directly involved with the case. |
Detta är en berättelse om den dramatiska färden över Atlanten, från de hårda och riskfyllda överfarten med små lastskutor i mitten av 1800-talet, till lyxresorna med Amerikalinjens sista skepp. Utgiven 1982 | ||
