A Tribute to the Swedish American Line
The White Viking Fleet
12 Years on the Internet

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SAL in the United States

Please email us if you can identify persons whose names aren't noted below the pictures. If you recognize yourself or a relative, and in any way are offended by the picture being published, please send an email and the picture will be removed.

- SAL info in 1954 -
From the Dawe collection.


The SAL Office in 1941.

G Hilmer Lundbeck Sr and Axel Johnson G Hilmer Lundbeck Jr and Erik Wijk

G Hilmer Lundbeck Sr represented SAL in the U.S. from the start in 1915, at Nielsen & Lundbeck, in a basement at 24 State St, NYC, long before the office moved to 636 Fifth Avenue. He was "Mr Swedish American Line" in the United States. After WWII he was succeeded by his son, Hilmer Lundbeck Jr, who had been originator of the cruise busines.




On the right, Earnest Bearnarth,
Vice President, Passenger Traffic,
with Chief Purser Curt Dawe.
From the Dawe collection.



John M. Fraser Jr., son-in-law to Hilmer Lundbeck Jr.,
succeeded Mr Lundbeck as head of SAL in the USA.
From the Dawe collection.



NY100. Staff members at the New York office 1963 - 1964
L-E Jansson has identified
Shore Trip manager Olof Ollen, third from left.
Contributed by Annica Roussetos and Irja Hier.

Please help us identify the persons in these photos.
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NY-110. Staff members at the New York office 1963 - 1964.
L-E Jansson has identified Mr Carl Hallengren on the far right,
and Captain Hugo Bergman in the back, third from right.
Contributed by Annica Roussetos and Irja Hier.

Read about Annica Rousettos and Irja Hier who worked at the office in New York 1963-64


Swedish Flag from the SAL Office and Kungsholm



Barbara Case (maiden name Burall) of Tolland, MA, made eight cruises on SAL ships with her mother, Mrs. Stephen Burrall or Frederica Burrall. Barbara's mother participated on many more cruises, starting when she was 14 or 15 years old and continuing until the Kungsholm was sold to P&O. She was called the "Penguin Lady", because of the toy penguin she brought along on the cruises. Barbara has donated a very large Swedish flag, which was given to her by Mr Walter Capelli of the SAL New York office. The flag has flown on the Kungsholm, and is to be used at special SAL events.

www.barbaracasephotos.com




Personnel at the NYC Office in 1963.
More than 70 people were employed there.
Contributed by Annica Roussetos and Irja Hier.
Irja Hier compiled this list in 1963, but left out her own name by oversight.



Comments to the list of personnel

Management
G Hilmer Lundbeck Jr
Maud Broman Secretary to Mr Lundbeck
   
Earnest Bearnath Vice President, Passenger Traffic.
Laila Rutquist Secretary to Mr Bearnath
   
John Fraser  
Eva Forsmark Secretary to Mr Fraser
   
Hugo Bergman Captain
Inger Sjöberg Secretary to Captain Bergman
   
Publicity Department  
Carl Hallengren Manager
Reino Sakki Photographer
Olof Ollen Shore Trip Manager
Kerstin Lowe Secretary to Mr Ollen
   
Cruise Staff  
Herbert Colcord Cruise Manager
Robert Dudley Cruise Staff
Helen Frailey Social Directress
Derek J Swinnerton Lecturer
   
Booking Department  
Walter Capelli  
Rune Forsberg  
Walter Irwin  
Chris Jacobsen  
Henry Korn  
James Loftis  
Ole Peterson  
Ralph Roskelly  
   
Ingvar Fast Landing Agent
Ingemar Ewertz Landing Agent
   
Correspondence Pool  
Louis Bary Manager
Erna Mausser  
Olga Mausser  
Ursula Stelly  
   
Office Administration  
Sally Sutton Switchboard
Helen Nelson Filing
Eino Railimo Photos, etc

Contributed by Annica Roussetos and Irja Hier.

Lecturer Derek J Swinnerton
Derek J Swinnerton was a former high ranking officer in the British Royal Navy.
In addition to holding travel lectures in the auditorium, he had a morning
radio show on board the Kungsholm called "Greet the Day with Derek J".

When the ship passed through the Panama Canal, Swinnerton would hold
an impressive and detailed guidance during the entire passage, from the
bridge over the ship's PA system, not using a manuscript.


Irja Hier, (formerly Irja Grundtman) outside the SAL office in 1966.


Runa, Gun, Ruth and webmaster Lars Hemingstam, outside the SAL office
after arriving in New York on the Gripsholm in August 1957.

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Recommended Books

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.

Buy at amazon.co.uk
 

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".
Anser boken vara av god kvalité. 255 sidor, inkl. noter. Här i Göteborg hittade jag den i Haga i en butik som köper in restupplagor (remainders) och säljer till bra pris, ca 160 sek. "Böcker som vi gillar till pris som ni gillar": Bokrummet i Haga, Skolgatan 11, 413 02 GÖTEBORG, bokrummet, tfn 031-7010028. De har ett traditionellt antikvariat, Bokmalen, Haga Nygata 16.



Updated July7, 2008

MERCY SHIPS
by David Miller

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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.


 

M/S Kungsholms inredning
Ett mästerverk i svensk
art deco

Anne Marie Ericsson

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.
Köp boken här: Adlibris

 

Amerikabåtarna
Från emigranter till miljonärer

Christer Winberg

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.
Köp boken här: Adlibris

 

 

Andrea Dorias undergång
Britt-Marie Mattsson

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.
Köp boken här: Adlibris



SAL enthusiast Bob Zeschin has recommended
Kungsholm - Europa - Columbus C
by Nico Guns

A book about the Kungsholm of 1953.
Primarily Dutch text, but with English language insertions, captions and a full summary at the end of the book.


Journalist Per Fält has recommended
The Grand Cruise by Cecil Roberts, published in 1963. It tells the story of an Around The World Cruise on the Kungsholm of 1953. The book can from time to time be found on eBay.


"Såna" på Amerikabåtarna
Arne Nilsson

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.
Köp boken här: Adlibris


De Flytande Palatsen
The White Viking Fleet
Algot Mattsson

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.


 


Huset Broström
Algot Mattsson

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

Algot Mattsson

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.



Vägen mot Väster

Algot Mattsson

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