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| Stockholm 1948-1960 |
| The only SAL passenger ship built at a Swedish shipyard was the Stockholm. She was contructed at Götaverken, Göteborg in 1948. While in SAL service, the Stockholm carried 103,145 transatlantic passengers and 9,226 cruise passengers.
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Two ships namned Stockholm sailed for SAL...
Read about the Stockholm of 1915
...and 2 ships named Stockholm were built that never sailed for SAL.
Read about the Stockholm of 1938 and 1940
| Original name: | MS Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||
| Shipyard: | Götaverken, Göteborg, Sweden
| Year:
| 1948
| Tons:
| 12,165
| No of passengers:
| 390
| Delivered to SAL:
| 1948
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| 1960
| Sold to:
| East Germany
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| Still sailing as Athena
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The Disaster On July 25, 1956, at 2300 hrs, the disastrous collision between the Stockholm and the Italian liner Andrea Doria occured, east of Nantucket, about 200 miles from New York. The Andrea Doria and, with her, 46 of her passengers, went to the bottom of the sea 10 hours after the collision. Five crew members were killed on the Stockholm. Read about the collision here. |
From the Dawe collection
Look up a page of photos from the Stockholm.
Read the story of the last Stockholm, after being sold by SAL in 1960.
Stockholm 1948-1960.
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| Extending across the whole width of the ship, the First Class Lounge spearheads the distinctive public rooms on Verandah Deck. | ||
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| The Dining Rooms on the Stockholm have that particular combination of grand spaciousness and cozy intimacy which makes every meal a festive occasion. A glass painting representing the arrival of Swedish pioneers at Delaware decorates on of the walls. | ||
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| Staterooms are cheerfully designed in light color schemes. All rooms, in Tourist as well as First Class, have comfortable outside locations - in fact the Stockholm was the first modern transatlantic passenger liner to be provided with outside staterooms throughout. | ||
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| The Tourist Class Lounge is the largest public room on the Stockholm. The natural wood of its decor and its comfortable contemporary furniture give this favorite meeting place aboard a rare elegance. | ||
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| The Stockholm's Indoor Swimming Pool, filled with tangy temperate ocean water lets you enjoy summer pleasures the year round. Of course, there are also steam baths, and massage rooms. Just the place to keep you in the pink of condition.
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| Mrs Valerie Kajiwara has contributed these pictures from a crossing on the Stockholm 1956, with the following message: I was a passenger on the Stockholm in the spring or summer of 1956. It had taken my mother, sister and I on the voyage to Sweden before it struck the Andrea Doria. As a result of the accident, my family and I had to fly home on Panam. One photo shows my sister and I, (then ages 6 and 7) dancing on the floor of the Stockholm Our names on the passenger list would be Valerie and Vivian Vita. I'm the one pictured on the left in both photos. | |
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| Mr George Mills has kindly contributed these pages of his father's log from Atlantic crossings on the Stockholm April 20-29 and June 2-12, 1954. | |
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April 25, 1954 - Smooth sea Sunday, Church Services 11 A.M. Very mild on deck. Another day of record speed. Last night our port-hole was closed up - expected storm never materialized. Shot clay pigeons on deck. Movie in the afternoon - Charlie McCarthy Movie in evening - Houdini Clocks set ahead 60 minutes Sunny and warm most of day | April 26, 1954 - Moderate sea, overcast Monday Last night at 3.30 A.M. crew closed port hole because of gale. Ship rolled a lot. I did not sleep. Children's party at 3 P.M. Farewell Dinner tonight Dance Clocks set ahead 60 minutes Warm on deck Passed our 2nd ship - Kungsholm at 4.45 P.M. |
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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 | ||
