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25 Years on the Internet

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News

News and updates of the over 200 pages on this website are
presented here in chronological order, latest update first.

Regardless of which ship we sailed on or which year - the memories we share are the same!

 



Updated Oct 15, 2023

A Kungsholm Story from 1969

Big waves that changed plans

Phill Havard has shared this lovely memory of the Kungsholm in 1969
So many of us have experienced bad waether and a changed itinerary.

I am surprised how many pictures there are of folk dancers from other countries as it reminds me of a trip I made in May 1969

I am 67 yrs old. I grew up in Colwyn Bay North Wales. I joined a folk dance group in my school and one of our trips involved dancing aboard the Kungsholm in May 1969 to passengers as the ship docked in Llandudno bay. As it could not dock directly ashore, we had to be ferried aboard. Whilst dancing on the ship during the evening, the weather grew worse so much that our ferry could not dock to take us off. The ship had to sail overnight to the Isle of Man so left with us on board along with a Welsh Male Voice choir. The next day we were flown from the Isle of Man to Liverpool and then a bus took us back home to Colwyn Bay and our waiting parents. A great adventure for a 13 year old.

Many thanks to Mr Harvard for sharing these newspaper clippings from his scrapbook.




Phill Havard in white jacket coming down the stairs.


Updated March 5, 2023

Göran C-O Claesson avliden

Författaren och SAL-kännaren Göran C-O Claesson har avlidit
vid en ålder av 95 år. Göran skrev en bok om sin far, Carl-Otto Claesson,
som var Kapten och Överstyrman, på S/S Drottningholm och M/S Gripsholm,
från 1920-talet till 1950-talet. Göran växte upp i ett hem som präglades av
sjöfart och Svenska Amerika Linien. Som barn besökte han fartygen då de
låg i hamn i Göteborg och kände, bland andra, den legendariske
Chefsintendenten Evert Eriksson. Göran var en god vän, (tillika granne).
Vi hade åtskilliga samtal om Amerikalinjens historia.

Begravningen äger rum den 29:e mars i Silverdals Kapell i Sollentuna.
Mer information finns på Fonus Minnessidor.

Läs om Kapten Carl Otto Claesson här.

Boken finns att köpa online hos Bokus och Adlibris, även som Ebok



Updated Feb 24, 2023

Farfars & Morfars resa genom livet

Ny bok av Tommy Stark

Tommy Stark arbetade ombord på Kungsholm från Juni 1971 till Maj 1973.
Nu har Tommy skrivit en bok om sin resa genom livet.

Läs om boken här.

Boken finns att köpa online hos Bokus och Adlibris,
eller be en bokhandel
hjälpa dig beställa.

Läs mer om Tommy Stark här.



Updated Jan 27, 2023

A Collection Of Letters

Robert Neilson sailed on SAL ships
across the oceans for months at a time, continuously from 1962 -73,
aged 9-20. He became a close friend of Captain Carl-Otto Wijkmark,
Captain Per-Erik Sjölin, and Mr Jack Fraser of the SAL Office in New York City.

In 2008 Mr Neilson kindly offered to share his personal memories of these cruises.
The texts have been compiled from several emails written in 2008.

Read about his voyages here..

Several letters from John M Fraser Jr have now been added



Updated Dec 20, 2022

Merry Christmas to all friends of SAL






Updated Dec 20, 2022

A Christmas Greeting



Keeping up with tradition, Lars-Erik Jansson, former Information Officer
on the Kungsholm and Gripsholm, has sent us his Christmas Greeting.

After his years on the SAL ships, Lars-Erik Jansson
joined the TT Line.

Read more about Lars-Erik Jansson here.

 


Updated Aug 29, 2022

Joergen Areskough



Joergen Areskough, Second Purser on the Gripsholm,
and well known to many passengers and crew members,
sadly passed away in Stockholm on July 20, 2022.
Joergen also served on the Cunard line.
Rest in peace, Joergen.



Joergen Areskough

Read more about Joergen Areskough here.




Updated January 13, 2022

Sadly we have received the news that Ingwar Gemzell passed away on January 11, 2022, at the age of 84. R.I.P.

Read more about Ingwar Gemzell here.

 

Ingwar Gemzell och Rolf Mayer
Två SAL-Veteraner

 

Nummer 2, mars 2020, av tidningen Hem & Hyra har en stor artikel som omfattar tre uppslag om SAL-trotjänarna Ingwar Gemsell och Rolf Mayer. Se länk längre ner.

Läs hela artikeln här

Läs mer om Ingwar Gemzell och Rolf Mayer här.



Updated Sept 29, 2021

Kungsholm Musicians

Diane Moss has sent us this photo taken of the musicians on a July 1957 trip from New York.
The violinist resembles a young Svend Asmussen.

Many thanks to Diane Moss for contributing the photo.

Read more about Svend Asmussen and other entertainers on board here.



Updated May 26,, 2021

Dan Andersson has identified himself in this photo from Verandah Deck 1973. Dan mustered on in Gothenburg in June 1972, serving to the end in 1975. Dan was a Mess Waiter (Upper Deck and A-deck), Assistant Room Steward, Deck Waiter (as in the photo), Assistant Deck Steward and Bath Attendant.


Dan Andersson kneeling to the right in the first row.
Photo from Åke Sandahl’s collection.

Read more about the crew on Verandah Deck here



Updated March 28, 2021

A Pleasant Memory

We traveled in 1946 on the Gripsholm.  I was 10 years old and adventurous.  During the trip to Sweden I rode in the elevator with Greta Garbo and her agent.  I realized who she was and I remained as quiet as a mouse in the corner of the elevator.    A pleasant memory!

Elsie Martin



Updated Dec 24, 2020

New Page Added
Chief Radio Operator Sune Edensvärd

Sune Edensvärd was Chief Radio Operator on the Gripsholm in the 1920's and later. In 1929 he married Valborg on board the Gripsholm. She worked in the Elizabeth Arden store (with the red door), on 5th Avenue in New York. As a young boy, Sune Edensvärd's son worked on the Gripsholm one voyage, as an Elevator Piccolo.

A new page about Sune Edensvard has been added. Read more here

Many thanks to Kristina Blakstad for contributing the photos and her grandfather's story.
More information about Sune Edensvärd may be expected.
kristinablakstad.com

 

Greta Garbo on the Gripsholm.

Read more about Greta Garbo on the Gripsholm here.

 




The traditional Christmas Greeting from Lars-Erik Jansson, a.k.a. Pastor Jansson.
Lars-Erik Jansson served on SAL ships 1963-64, 1966-71, and 1974-75.
For many years he was Information Officer on the Kungsholm and Gripsholm.

Read more about Lars_Erik Jansson here.


Updated July 4, 2020

Christchurch Star 1972

>Hasse Gustafsson has contributed a
newpaper clipping from New Zeeland.

Read the whole article here.


Updated May 29, 2020

Gripsholm during WWII

Bill Archer has sent this photo, taken by his father from his Liberty Ship, of the gun crew.


Read more about the Exchange and Repatriation voyages during WWII here.


Updated March 5, 2020

The Reunion In Stockholm 2000

In May, 20 years will have gone by since the grand reunion took place in Stockholm. P&O Cruises Victoria, ex Kungsholm was docked in the harbor. 300 friends of the Swedish American Line gathered for a wonderful celebration. Here are 3 links to pages with photos from the reunion. Enjoy the memories!

https://reunion2000.salship.se/

https://reunion2000.salship.se/#collections

http://salship.se/page2.php

Mina två tröjor från Reunion i Stockholm 2000. Det blir 20 år sedan i maj. Som medarrangör fick jag en tröja av Jörgen Areskough med mitt namn inbroderat. Jag skötte marknadsföringen, ordnade festvåningen och tog emot bokningar. Jag minns att det tog i stort sett all fritid under våren 2000 med alla telefonsamtal och email som skulle besvaras. Många ringde flera gånger och ville prata i en timme. Det var också många som ringde, men inte anmälde sig till festen. Lennart Angelmo skötte administrationen och gjorde ett jättejobb med att spåra alla som betalade in avgiften utan att ange sitt namn. Och det var många. Han fick stor hjälp av sin syster som arbetade på bank. Jörgen fixade de snygga tröjorna. Kurt Hummer arrangerade en förfest kvällen innan på sin restaurang. Franz Racsz, Rolf Sternlöf och flera andra musiker ställde upp och spelade till dansen. Svend Asmussen och Kungsholms arkitekt Claes Feder skickade hälsningar till träffen.

När vi kläckte idén om en reunion I Stockholm samtidigt som Victoria, ex Kungsholm, var på besök, trodde vi att kanske 30 personer skulle anmäla sig. Vi blev över 300. Vilket minne!



När jag har dessa kläder på mig ser jag väldigt officiell ut.
Gatuförsäljare på Drottninggatan i Stockholm
plockade snabbt ihop sina prylar när de såg mig komma.



Updated March 13, 2020

Chief Steward Stig Lundgren

In January 2018 we posted a request for information about Chief Steward Stig Lundgren.
Now Stig Lundgren's son, Rich Lundgren, has contributed a text and photos of his father.
See them here.

Updated January 19,, 2018

We have received a request for more information about Chief Steward Stig Lundgren
(in the center above).

Do you have photos or other information about Stig Lundgren?
Email salship@yahoo.com


Updated Feb 21, 2020

A Letter From The Drottningholm, October 20, 1943

Claire Bates has contributed a letter from her father, Alan Burley, who was in a Prisoner of War Camp in Poland – Stalag XX1.  He was repatriated on the Drottningholm.

Click on the image to read the full letter in PDF format.

Read more about the Echange an Repatriation Voyages During WWII here,

 



Updated Feb 12, 2020

32 år på bryggan
i Svenska Amerika Linien


"Från livbåt till flytande palats"
som skildrar Carl-Otto Claessons liv iliv till sjöss
finns nu i nyutgåva i två delar:

Del 1; Mina pojkår i stenriket och ubåtskriget.
Del 2: 32 år på bryggan i Svenska Amerika Linien

Båda delarna är uppdaterade med ny information och nya foton.

Läs mer här



Updated Feb 3, 2020

Radioprogram om SAL
Snedtänkt med Kalle Lind


Lyssna på radioprogrammet här:
Snedtänkt med Kalle Lind och Mattias Enn.

Öppnas i nytt fönster.



Updated Dec 13, 2019

Christmas Greeting From
Lars-Erik "Pastor" Jansson

The photo is from on bord the Kungsholm in the 1970's. From the left: Tage, Nurse, Pastor Jansson, Mary Catherine Yoepp, Social Directress, BG Andersson, Cashier. The other names to be added. Photo by Keith Winterbourne, Ship's Photographer.

Lars-Erik Jansson served on SAL ships 1963-64, 1966-71, and 1974-75. For many years he was Information Officer on the Kungsholm and Gripsholm.

Read more about Lars-Erik Jansson here.



Updated Nov 27, 2019

Kungsholm and Gripsholm in Stockholm 1975

Richard Jacobv has contributed photos of the two ships' farewell visit to Stockholm in 1975. These photos were posted on this site several years ago, but disappeared, due to a technical glitch. The page has now been restored.

See the photos here.



Updated Nov 27, 2019

Intarsia Doors Up For Auction

An itarsia from the Stockholm of 1938 is up for auction in Sweden. Please note that this is not the intarsia wall which was saved from the last Kungsholm.

Many thanks to Carl-Johan Jargenius, Vikens Sjöfartsmuseum, for this information.

https://www.uppsalaauktion.se/en/auctions/?auction_name=20191210&catalog_nr=322

 

Read about the Stockholm of 1938 here




Updated Aug 30, 2019

Two Bar Boys Identified

Rune Hagvärn has identified himself and his colleague Inge in this photo. They were earlier called bar boys in the caption. See the other names and read more about the Kungsholm's Verandah Deck crew in 1973 here: Johan Jarekull's Pages



Updated July 31, 2019

Young Passenger and Waiter Rafael Morata Identified in Photo

The young girl in this photo is Barbara Burall Case of Tolland, MA. She made eight cruises on SAL ships with her mother, Mrs. Stephen Burrall or Frederica Burall. Barbara and her mother hosted this party on the Kungsholm. 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.

Waiter Rafael Morata's name has also been inserted in the caption of this photo on this page in Hasse Gustafsson's story.

See all of Hasse Gustafsson's pages here .



Updated July 18, 2019

Walter Capelli Identified in
a SAL NYC Office Photo

Barbara Burall Case, who made eight cruises on SAL ships, has identified Walter Capelli.

Read more about SAL in the USA here.



Updated Aug 20, 2018

SAL Reunion in Austria September 2019

Johan Schlögl is organizing a SAL reunion in September,
and has sent this information via Messenger.

As many remember, Johan Schlögl also organized a reunion in 2013.


SAL Reunion
HOTEL MOND Sentil spielfeld
57km south of graz al autobahn .
Shutle Service with the hotel minibus from airport and trainstation Graz.


Please contact: schlogl.johann@gmail.com





Please note that the organizer is responsible for all events at reunions.
Salship.se does not organize reunions.

Updated June 3, 2019

Cygnet, a former Kungsholm tender,

is still in service on Coniston Water

Darren Szafranski has sent us new pictures of Cygnet, a former Kungsholm tender, in service on the beautiful Coniston Water, in Cumbria, England. This is after her recent winter refit.

See more pictures here.



Updated March 7, 2019
Bartender Mats E Berg


My name is  Ingrid Elowsson, born Berg. My parents worked on the Kungsholm of 1928 when the US took over the ship in 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. My father Mats E. Berg worked as a bartender, even efter the war. He was called Frenchi on board. I was born in the States in 1942. After the war my father worked on the Stockholm of 1948, and the Kungsholm of 1953 until he was retired.



Ingrid Elowsson

 


Mats E Berg



 
Read more of this story on the Kungsholm of 1953 page.

Updated January 18, 2019

Nils Haggård
Gripsholm and Kungsholm
Third Officer Inter

Sagaholm
Second Officer

Nils Haggård served many years on the bridge
on board SAL's passenger ships and freighters.

Read his story here



Updated Jan 16, 2019

Internee and Repatriation Reunion

Gripsholm Reunion & 75th Anniversary Commemoration
of German-American Internment during WWII

Former WWII internees and their families invite the public
to join them at these free events

Location:  New York & New Jersey
Dates:       February 14-15, 2019
Contact:    St. Mary’s University: Teresa Van Hoy,  tvanhoy@stmarytx.edu, 210 602-5997

On February 15, 1944, the MS Gripsholm left New York harbor with 1,145 passengers of German descent, including children. The children were native-born Americans or Latin Americans, including 19 infants. Most passengers (over 850) had been abducted or coerced from Latin America. Some 1,000 had suffered internment in Texas. All belligerents had granted neutrality to this Mercy Ship, so the sole wartime danger in the Atlantic crossing were mines. Upon reaching Portugal, the Gripsholm’s passengers were exchanged for Americans and Latin Americans held by Axis powers, including Jews captive in the Vittel camp, diplomats, and POWs. In war zones in Germany, “exchangees” suffered bombardment and deprivation.


Read the whole program here

Read more about the repatriation voyages during WWII



Updated January 13, 2019
Updated September 17, 2018
Updated August 15, 2018

New pages have been added

Håkan Askman
Assistant Deck Steward and Bath Attendant

Håkan Askman served one year on the Kungsholm during 1973/74.
Many thanks to Håkan for sharing his many photos here.

More photos will be added. Come back soon.



Updated Dec 18, 2018

God Jul
Merry Christmas

We have received a Christmas greeting from a SAL veteran,
with a salute from his residence in Malmö, Sweden.


Lars-Erik Jansson served on SAL ships 1963-64, 1966-71, and 1974-75.
For many years he was Information Officer on the Kungsholm and Gripsholm.

Read more about Lars Erik Jansson here.



Updated March 18, 2018

Lennart Angelmo

The sad news has reached us that Second Purser Lennart Angelmo passed away in March. Lennart Angelmo served from 1967 to 1972, as Crew Purser on the Gripsholm, and then as Second Purser on the Gripsholm and the Kungsholm until 1975. Lennart was active in organizing reunions and keeping the SAL memory alive. He will certainly be missed by many.

Read more about Lennart Angelmo here, and see the Going On Today issues from the Gripsholm's final Atlantic crossing in 1975.


Lennart Angelmo at the SAL reunion
in Stockholm in 2000.



Jörgen Areskough and Lennart Angelmo
at the SAL reunion in Göteborg in 2002.

Updated Febrary 22, 2018

Going on Today
Kungsholm World Cruise 1974

All Going On Today programs from the Kungsholm Around The World Cruise in 1974 have been made available by Storekeeper Olle Bertilsson, and forwarded by ex crew members Tommy Stark and Hasse Gustafsson who served on board the ship at the same time as Olle Bertilsson.

Going On Today was distributed to all the cabins on board daily by the ship's piccolos, and contained information about all the events on board.

See the pictures here



Updated January 19, 2018

Stig Lundgren

We have received a request for more information about Chief Steward Stig Lundgren
(in the center above).

Do you have photos or other information about Stig Lundgren?
Email salship@yahoo.com


Updated November 13, 2017

Gripsholm Mediterranean Cruise 1928

Hasse Gustafsson, deck waiter and bar steward on the
Kungsholm 1973-75, has kindly scanned these pictures for us.
Hasse's son found this original Gripsholm poster in an antique shop.

See the pictures here


 


Updated July 24, 2017
Updated July 15, 2017

New photos added

Jan-Erik Johansson

Second Officer

MS Kungsholm 1962 - 1964


Jan-Erik Johansson

Jan-Erik Johansson has contributed text and photos from
the Kungsholm's South Seas Cruise in 1963. The cruise lasted 91 days.

Jan-Erik Johansson was also on board the Kungsholm during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962,
when the ship was intercepted by ships from the US Navy and forced to change course.

See Jan-Erik Johansson's photos here.




Updated July 9, 2017
Updated July 2, 2017

Photos from the Reunion in Schladming 2017

9 more photos have been added to Franz' gallery

Günther W. Hieger and Franz Havranek have contributed
photos from the reunion in Austria in June 2017.

See Günther's photos here and Franz' here.

Read about previous SAL reunions here.




Updated March 11, 2016

Reunion 2017

Sepp Zirngast has posted this invitation to a reunion
in 2017 on several Facebook pages, among them
Lis Brokmoses' page Gripsholm Friends.


Updated Feb 27, 2017

New Photos Added

Otto Friedrich
Dining Room and Cabin Steward
MS Kungsholm 1966-73

My seven year employment on the Gripsholm and Kungsholm started in 1966.
During these years I took part in cruises Around the World, Around South America,
to the South Seas, the North Cape, and the West Indies.

See Otto Friedrich's photos here.




Updated Jan 6, 2017

Two SAL Veterans Have Left Us

Second Purser Ingvar Torstensson
Chief Steward Gerhard Kummer

Sad news indeed. Second Purser Ingvar Torstensson passed away
in January of 2017, and Chief Steward Gerhard Kummer in October of 2016.

Click on the photos to read more about these SAL veterans.


Updated Jan 4, 2017

Johan Jarekull

Hyttnisse, Assistant Deck Steward
MS Gripsholm 1969
MS Kungsholm 1971 - 1974

My seven year employment on the Gripsholm and Kungsholm started in 1966.
During these years I took part in cruises Around the World, Around South America,
to the South Seas, the North Cape, and the West Indies. Hasse Gustafsson and
Tommy Stark have interviewed Johan and compiled his story. Read it here.


Updated Dec 23, 2016

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christmas on the Gripsholm.


 

Updated Oct 4, 2016

Archived pages from 1999

This website was originally hosted by Geocities in 1998, one of the first
communities in the world for personal web pages. An organization
in the USA placed a copy of this webside in an archive back in 1999.

The first crew pages showed pictures from
Roy Johansson, Quartermaster, and Thorsten Hansson, Cruise Director.

Have a look at the website from 1999.
The original "salship.se" at Geocities

 


Updated Sept 10, 2016

Reunion 2017

The information about the Reunion 2017 is ready for download:
http://www.zirngast.at/t3/index.php?id=157

You can book your rooms online here:
http://www.zirngast.at/t3/seekda-results.html

Looking forward to see you all in Schladming
Sepp Zirngast




Updated Sept 7, 2016

Karl-Gösta Ekblad, ”Kalle Tårta”

Baker, Confectioner,
Cold-buffet manager

Karl-Gösta Ekblad, "Kalle Tårta", served on the Kungsholm from 1970 to 1973.
Hasse Gustafsson and Tommy Stark have interviewed Kalle
and compiled his story. Read it here.

You will also find photos from the print shop on board the Kungsholm.



Updated September 3, 2016

Folk Dancers Identified

Anders Tidström has identified himself
and Ingwar Gemzell in a photo of Folk Dancers.
See the photo here.

 

Updated Aug 28, 2016

WWII Exchange Voyages

Stories from two readers, J Gary Dunn and Luther Strassen,
have been added to the page about the exchange voyages.

Read their stories here.

 

Updated April 23, 2016

Ray Kroc, Kungsholm and Gripsholm
Cruise Passenger

Ray Kroc was a frequent cruise passenger
on the Kungsholm and the Gripsholm.
.

Watch the trailer. Michael Keyton plays Ray Kroc.

 



Updated March 13, 2016

Lars Helmer
Second Engineer Senior, Deck Engineer

Lars Helmer served on the Kungsholm from 1969 to 1973.
Hasse Gustafsson and Tommy Stark have interviewed
Lars and compiled his story. Read it here.


Updated March 11, 2016

Broken Link Fixed

Hasse Gustafsson has reported a broken link in
Karl Glimnell's section. It is now possible to
open the 7th page about Karl Glimnell.



Updated March 11, 2016

One More Happy Crew Member Identified

Franz Havranek has identified Bodil Zeller in two photos from this
reunion. Bocil Zeller worked in The NK shop on the Kungsholm.

Eva-Lena Christofferson has identified the crew members
in this photo from the Broström 150 years reunion.
Read their names here

Eva-Lena has also identified folk dancers
on the Kungsholm South Seas Cruise in 1969.
See the photo here


Updated March 11, 2016

Reunion 2017

Sepp Zirngast has posted this invitation to a reunion
in 2017 on several Facebook pages, among them
Lis Brokmoses' page Gripsholm Friends.


Updated March 3, 2016

Gripsholm Photos

Klas Ericson, son of Gripsholm doctor Sten Ericson,
has contributed three photos of the Gripsholm.
See them on the Gripsholm page.



Updated March 3, 2016

Charles Winberg, Bandleader on the Gripsholm

I cover the waterfront

Lis Brokmose has contributed a link to the story of Charles Kalle Winberg,
who was a bandleader on the Gripsholm for seven years.

This video has been created by his daughter, Kerstin Winberg.



Updated Jan 7, 2016

Happy Crew Members Identified

Eva-Lena Christofferson has identified the crew members
in this photo from the Broström 150 years reunion.
Read their names here

Eva-Lena has also identified folk dancers
on the Kungsholm South Seas Cruise in 1969.
See the photo here


Updated Dec 3, 2015

Are you near Alang?

Are you in or near Alang, India?
Can you give us an update of what is happening to Veronica, ex Kungsholm?

salship@yahoo.com




Updated Nov 30, 2015

Broströms 150 Years
Swedish American Line 100 Years,
Anniversary Event at Eriksbergshallen, Gothenburg

More than 1000 guests were present when Broströms, the parent company of
the Swedish American Line, celebrated its 150 year anniversary, which
coincided with The Swedish American Line's 100th anniversary.


SAL Captain Kjell Smitterberg.

See more photos here.



Updated Nov 23, 2015

A Concert on the Kungsholm in 1957

"Guy" recently acquired a Sony reel to reel machine with tapes,
including a recording of the entire shipboard concert for May 20, 1957. 

He has posted one of the performances on Youtube.
Many thanks for this piece of history!

Listen here.




Updated Nov 19, 2015

Kungsholm has Arrived at Alang

Despite last minute attempts to save the ship from being scrapped,
MS Kungsholm of 1966 has been towed to Alang, India.

Read more about the Kungsholm here.




Updated Nov 10, 2015

The End of an Era

Kungsholm Under Tow to be Scrapped

After many years of attempts to save the Kungsholm, she has now started her
very last voyage under tow from Duqm, Oman, to be scrapped in Alang, India.

A sad day, indeed.

Maritime writer Peter Knego has written an account of
the ship's history on Maritime Matters. Read the article here.

Read more about the Kungsholm here.

There are many stories about life on board the Kungsholm on this site,
contributed by members of the crew and passengers.
Scroll down this page to find the menu. Explore!

 


Updated November 8,, 2015

SAL-träff i Göteborg

Den 28/11 kl 19.00 samlas tidigare SAL-are
på S/S Marieholm för middag efter Broström-mötet.

Anmälan till lennart@angelmo.se

 


Updated November 10,, 2015

Lennart Angelmo
Crew Purser and Second Purser

A new page has been added about Lennart Angelmo.

Lennart Angelmo served from 1967 to 1972,
as Crew Purser on the Gripsholm, and then as Second Purser
on the Gripsholm and the Kungsholm until 1975.

Read more here.

 


Updated June 7, 2015

Broströms Reunion in Gothenburg
November 28, 2015

Läs mer här

Please note: The reunion starts at 12.00

Läs mer här




Updated March 1, 2015

Two Facebook Groups for Kungsholm Preservation

Two facebook pages exist to form an opinion to move the Veronica,
ex Kungsholm, to her original home port, Göteborg, Sweden.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kungsholm/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/387420748025150/

 



Updated March 1, 2015

Kungsholm-fonden

MS Kungsholm AB, ett fastighetsbolag som har för avsikt att
äga och bevara MS Kungsholm, har en hemsida där man kan
teckna sig för andelar i fartyget. Läs mer här

 


Updated Oct 15, 2015

Rune Dahlstrand Har Avlidit

Gripsholm - En kärlekshistoria

Rune Dahlstrand, den siste överlevande från MS Gripsholms
utväxlingsresor, har avlidit efter en tids sjukdom.

Berättelsen om Rune Dahlstrands erfarenheter från
utväxlingsresorna under andra världskriget blev en dokumentärfilm
med titeln Gripsholm - En kärlekshistoria, som har vistas på SVT under 2015.

Rune Dahlstrands liv finns också beskrivet i boken Lev din dröm.

Han gjorde en stor insats genom att berätta om utväxlingsresorna,
som i mångt och mycket varit en bortglömd del av Sveriges historia.
Tack vare Runes engagemang, samt boken och dokumentärfilmen
med hans erfarenheter, finns hans unika minnen bevarade.

Läs mer om Rune Dahlstrand här.

Läs mer om utväxlingsresorna under andra världskriget här.

 

Updated Aug 15, 2015

Large SAL Collection Now on the Web

Mr Torsten Torstensson has digitalized his large collection of
SAL objects. The collection is one of the largest in the world,
and absolutely world class.

See the collection here.



Updated June 7, 2015

SAL Reunion in Vienna
September 18-20 2015

Johgann Schlögl is again organizing a SAL reunion.

For more information, contact schlogl.johann@gmail.com

Read more about SAL reunions here

 


Updated June 15, 2015

Anna Karin Lundström

Registered Nurse

MS Gripsholm and MS Kungsholm


Anna Karin Lundström

Read the story about the life and career of a nurse with special focus on her work in the doctor’s office and the ship’s hospital onboard two oceangoing SAL vessels 1969-75. You can find Anna Karin's story here.


Karl-Gunnar Johansson, "Kalle Kli"

Bartender, MS Kungsholm 1963 — 75


Karl-Gunnar Johansson, "Kalle Kli"

It all began at the age of 25 when Karl-Gunnar, also known as "Kalle-Kli", was employed on the Kungsholm of 1953, as a waiter in the officers' mess on C-deck. The year was 1963, and Kalle worked for one Atlantic crossing and back on the Kungsholm. A series of job promotions folloowed, and he switched to serve passengers instead of officers. He enjoyed new jobs and positions on the passenger decks for the rest of his career. At 29, he advanced to Bartender on the new Kungsholm (1966), and he stayed on that position for nine years until the ship was sold in 1975.

Read Kalle's story here.



Berit Jacobsson (Svensson), ”Babs”

Beauty Parlor, MS Kungsholm 1971 — 75


Berit Jacobsson (Svensson)
"Babs"

Berit Jacobsson (Svensson), "Babs", was employed as a beautician
in the Beauty Parlor on board the MS Kungsholm, from the summer
of 1971 until 1975, the year that the Kungsholm was sold. Berit has
told her story to Tommy Stark and Hasse Gustafsson, two ex crew
members who served onboard the MS Kungsholm 1971-73.

Read Berit's story here.

Franz Havranek has identified musician Geza Seidl in
the photo from the Main Lounge fashion show.


En Fartygsläkares Farväl

Dödsannons i Svenska Dagbladet 2015-01-25.
Dr Sten Ericson var fartygsläkare på Kungsholm 1971 och 1975.

Det framgår tydligt hur mycket erfarenheterna från SAL
betyder, då bilden på Kungsholm illustrerar minnet
av en människa. Vi är nog många som känner så.



Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Christmas on the Atlantic. Chief Purser Curt Dawe top left.
Photo from the Dawe collection.



Updated Dec 17, 2014

Christmas Greetings from Lars-Erik Jansson

This year's Christmas and New Year's greeting from Information Officer Lars-Erik Jansson consists of photos from the Gripsholm's visits to Sochi and Yalta, The Black Sea, March 31 - April 1 1964.

Read more about Lars-Erik Jansson here.




Updated Dec 16, 2014

B-G Nilson, SAL Freighters

Åke Nilson, son of B-G Nilson, from 1967 Vice President of SAL, freighter operations, has contributed five private photos of the Kungsholm of 1966.

See all the photos here


This contribution has inspired me to start a small section about SAL's freighters. Do you have private photos of the freighters? No postcards, please. It is a general policy of this site to publish photos that can't readily be found on other sites. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, and unfortunately we can't stop anyone from copying photos from this site, even though it is considered unethical.

Email to salship@yahoo.com



Updated Dec 16, 2014

Harem Ladies Identified

Lis Brokmose, Stewardess on the Gripsholm, Main Deck Midships, 1968 - 1975, has identified more Harem Ladies in Anita Poli Olsson's photo, with performer Gerrit van Triest:


From left in pink Ingrid Meier, stewardess on Upper Deck M., Christina Areskough, Stewardess on Upper Deck F. - Monica from the Beauty Parlor, Gerd Mårtenson, in green dress, stewardess on B-deck, Ewa Olsson stewardess on A-deck.




Updated Dec 3, 2014

Anita Poli Olsson
NK Shop Manager

In the early 1970’s, Anita Poli Olsson served some years as a shop assistant and shop manager in the NK-boutique onboard the Gripsholm and the Kungsholm. A selection of her memories and photographs has now surfaced to be shared here on www.salship.se. Anita has made available this material and her story with assistance from Hasse Gustafsson and Tommy Stark, two ex crew members who were onboard the MS Kungsholm 1971-73.

Read Anita's story here.



Updated Sept 16, 2014

More About Captain Torkel Tistrand


Through Per Tistrand, son of SAL's Sea Personnel Manager, Captain Torkel Tistrand, I have been reminded about a website named The Liberty Lady Book Project. The website has interesting information about Captain Torkel Tistrand, a key member of the Swedish American Line organization.

Per Tistrand maintains a Facebook group called **Svenska Amerika Linien**

Read more about the Exchange and Repatriation voyages during WWII here.

Read more about Captain Torkel Tistrand here.



Exchange Ship, by Max Hill, is available at amazon.com.

This is the story of one of the Gripsholm's
repatriation voyages during WWII.

 


Updated June 30, 2014

Gripsholm Videos from WWII


Per Tistrand, son of SAL's Sea Personnel Manager, Captain Torkel Tistrand, maintains a Facebook group called **Svenska Amerika Linien**, where he has posted several links to videos of the Gripsholm from WWII.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJtV5OcLK34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO9bpqtSc7A

See more SAL film clips here.



Updated June 5, 2014

Volker Roloff

Volker Roloff, a true SAL veteran, has passed away. Roloff worked on the Gripsholm 1962 - 1975, as Dining Room Steward, Cabin Steward, Wine Steward, Assistant Chief Steward and Chief Steward.

Read more about Volker Roloff here.


Updated June 5, 2014

MV Azores, ex Stockholm of 1948

The Stockholm of 1948 is still sailing as the Azores. Actually it is only the hull and a few doors that still remain of the old beauty. The rest of the ship is a modern construction. Ex SAL commander, Captain Kjell Smitterberg, and ex crewmember Tommy Stark recently boarded the ship in the Swedish capital.

See more photos here.



Updated May 30, 2014

The Man Who Designed the Kungsholm of 1966


Claes Feder

Several pages of documents and artwork from the private archives of architect and ship designer Claes Feder have been contributed by his daughters Annika Wennergren Feder and Viveka Nordling Feder. Claes Feder worked for SAL from the early 1950's to the early 1970's. From 1960 his mission was to design the Kungsholm of 1966, by ship lovers all over the world considered one of the most beautiful liners ever built. Claes Feder passed away in Portugal in 2009, leaving an unforgettable achievement in ocean liner and cruise ship history.

The pages on this website have been initiated and compiled by Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson and Tommy Stark, both ex crewmembers on the beautiful Kungsholm.

Read more about Claes Feder here.




Find Passenger Lists and Crew Lists on Ancestry.com



Through Ancestry.com I found my grandmother's cousin Arvid Norling
in this passenger list for the Kungsholm's departure from Göteborg
on March 15 1923, plus this list below, showing his arrival in NYC.

You can find many passenger and crew lists on Ancestry.com, (but not all).
I also found information about Arvid's siblings Richard and Fanny Norling,
who emigrated to the U.S. in the 1920's.

And I found my great uncle Karl Arvid Norling's US draft record for WWI,
plus several crew lists from other ships he worked on.

You can find records of births, and deaths from Sweden and the United States.
The historical documents at ancestry.com can show family members, occupations,
birth and marriage dates, addresses, and more for your ancestors. With billions of records, ancestry.com has the largest online collection of genealogical documents anywhere in the world.

Immigration Collection

 



Updated May 14, 2014

"Elvis" identified

Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson informs us that the crew member ”Elvis” from Greenland has identified himself as Bendt Knudsen, and he worked onboard 1973-75 mainly in the bar section on Verandah deck.

Read more here.



Updated Dec 10, 2013

Do You have Information about SAL in Canada
and Arthur Anderson?

Regretfully we have no information about SAL in Canada on this website, even though Halifax was a regular port for SAL in North America, and several cruise passengers were Canadians. Laurel Anderson McCallum has sent us an inquiry:

My grandfather, Arthur Anderson, directed the Line for many year from the Winnipeg office in Manitoba, Canada. He also received an award from Sweden for long-time service with SAL. (The award was the Royal Patriotic Gold Medal from the King of Sweden). I know that he was directing the Line in 1949, but he also worked with the Line both earlier and later on, before becoming Swedish Consul in Manitoba and Western Canada from 1955-62.

Laurel Anderson McCallum, granddaughter.

Do you have more information? Please email salship@yahoo.com.

Lisa Roos of Calgary, a relative of Arthur's wife Maj-Lis, has informed us of a book with Arthur Anderson's poetry. Find more information about the book and Arthur Anderson's bio here: www.stoftdustofourbeing.com.

 

Updated May 3, 2014

More about Arthur Anderson

Laurel Anderson McCallum has sent us the following message:

I am enjoying your site, A Tribute to the Swedish American Line. In Winnipeg, this summer at our ‘Folklorama’, we are following the theme of ‘Ports of Call’ in our Scandinavian Pavilion. I am hoping we can have our Swedish room looking somewhat like the inside of the Drottningholm, based on the fantastic pictures on your site.

I am sending you a picture of one of the sailings that my grandfather, Arthur Anderson arranged on the Drottningholm in 1947. He is the smiling one in the front with his foot on the writing.

My republished book of his poetry from 1934 is selling quite well; Gallivare Secretary of Culture ordered quite a few and they are slowly starting to move throughout Sweden. You are welcome to visit my site... www.stoftdustofourbeing.com

Laurel Anderson-McCallum



Updated April 25, 2014

Chief Engineer O Z Pehrson

Passenger list from the Drottningholm
showing O.Z. Pehrson as Chief Engineer. This was the sailing that brought Greta Garbo to the USA for the first time.
Click on the list to enlarge.

More about
Greta Garbo and SAL:
here and here

 


O.Z. Pehrson

Enid Rendahl, 94, daughter of Chief Engineer O.Z. Pehrson has contributed a photo of her father. O,Z. Pehrson mustered on the first Stockholm in 1915, and served on several SAL ships until he retired as Chief Engineer of the last Stockholm in 1950. He was also present at the launching of the Stockholm in Monfalcone in 1938, which sank outside Trieste in 1944, and never served for SAL.



Updated April 9, 2014

Save The Kungsholm

Hopeful news concerning the revived plans to bring the Kungsholm of 1966 back to Gothenburg, have been posted by Mr Lars G Hallgren on the Facebook page Save The Kungsholm.

Mr Hallgren, who has been working with the project since 2006, writes that serious discussions are being held with Stena Line about docking the Kungsholm at Stigbergskajen, from where the SAL ships departed for the Atlantic crossings. If these discussions, and negotiations with the city officials, are succesful, it would be a fantastic event in time for the 100th anniversary of The Swedish American Line in 2015.

Read more about the plans to bring the Kungsholm back to Gothenburg here.



Updated April 1, 2014

A New Guestbook

The guestbook is one of the most popular pages on this website. Unfortunately, the guestbook was not functioning well during 2013, so a new, improved, guestbook has been installed.

See the new guestbook here, and please go ahead and sign it today.




Updated March 29, 2014

More About the Kungsholm Tenders

See the latest photos of one of the still existing Kungsholm tenders here.

Douglas Hodgson of Coniston Launch has sent us the following message:

We bought Cygnet in June 2013 from Steve Critchley at Cardiff Waterbus. I have been looking at your website a great deal  since then trying to find out about the history of Kungsholm and her tenders. I have also been looking at Horst Reichhart's videos on Youtube,

Cygnet now operates on our 'Wildcat Island Cruise' on Coniston Water. This cruise lasts about 1 hour and cruises down to Torver and Sunny Bank first, both popular stops for walkers, then Cygnet visits Wild Cat Island, then travels north to Brantwood, the former home of John Ruskin, which is open to the public. Wild Cat Island (real name Peel Island) is an island featured in Arthur Ransome's book Swallows and Amazons. The island was also used in the 1970s film Swallows and Amazons.

When not in service, Cygnet is moored at Pier Cottage, the former base for Bluebird, the jet powered boat used by Donald Campbell on his last fatal bid to better 300mph on water.

We are currently putting together some information signs/boards to put inside Cygnet to tell passengers about it's history and the history of Kungsholm. If you have any photos of the tenders (or even better of Cygnet), that are not currently on your website this would be most helpful. Any video files would also be useful. We are also trying to build up a list of all of the places that Cygnet and Kungsholm have visited in the past and help with this would also be greatly appreciated.

Cygnet runs from April 1 in 2014.

Regards

Douglas Hodgson
Coniston Launch

www.conistonlaunch.co.uk

If anyone has more photos or a video of this tender, please email salship@yahoo.com

See more photos of the Cygnet at Coniston Launch here.

 


Updated Jan 19, 2014

Kungsholm Tenders

Peter Walker has sent us an update of one of Kungsholm's tenders
being transported from Cardiff to Coniston in the Lake District.

See two photos here.

Please note that the former tenders are sometimes sold, or scrapped,
and may not still be serving as indicated in the text on this site.

Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson, former crew member on the Kungsholm,
reminds us of Sten Hovne's text about Kungsholm's tenders.
This was published when the tenders served in Cardiff.

 

Picture of one of the Cygnet's sisters, 'Arklet', in Inversnaid Harbour on Loch Lomond.

Bilder på Inversnaid Hotel – Bilder på Hotell
Den här bilden på Inversnaid Hotel används med tillstånd av TripAdvisor

Read more about all the tenders here.



Updated March 18, 2014

Lis Brokmose
Cabin Stewardess

Lis Brokmose, Stewardess on the Gripsholm,
Main Deck Midships, 1968 - 1975, has contributed
several photos from the Gripsholm.
See the photos here.

Lis Brokmose has started a Facebook page
for Gripsholm Friends. See many more photos there,
and find old friends.



Updated March 16, 2014

The News Archive

News posted here before January 2012 have been moved to the News Archive.




Updated March 10, 2014

How to Enjoy a Smörgåsbord

Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson has contributed a folder from the Kungsholm with instructions on how to enjoy smôrgåsbord.

Printed matter like this was produced in the Printer's Shop on board, using printing techniques from the 1960's. Sten Granberg and Christian Brithon were two of the professional printers on board the Kungsholm of 1966.

Read the instructions here.



Updated March 6, 2014

 

SAL Menues

New pages showing SAL menues have been added.

Many thanks to Patrick Zeller, who served in the dining room of the Gripsholm 1967-1970, and the Kungsholm 1970-1973, and to Gary McDonough of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, who has kindly contributed Kungsholm
menues, originating from when Gary and his family sailed on the Kungsholm several times from 1969 to 1971.

See the menues here.



Updated March 6, 2014

 

SAL Recipes

Patrick Zeller has also contributed recipes for Swedish specialties, "husmanskost".

See the recipes here.



Updated March 2, 2014

SAL Reunion in October 2013

Many thanks to Franz Havranek for uploading photos from the SAL Reunion in 2013.

See all the photos in the Salship picture gallery here.

Read more about past reunions here.



Updated Feb 21, 2014

Kjell Smitterberg
Commander

Captain Kjell Smitterberg,
commander on the Gripsholm and Kungsholm 1972-1975,
and on the Lindblad Explorer 1976-1977 (among other ships).

Read his story here.

Many thanks to Tommy Stark and Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson,
who have cooperated in producing Captain Smitterberg's pages.



Från Livbåt Till Flytande Palats
Nu Som Ebok

Boken har länge varit slutsåld i inbunden
utgåva, men finns nu som ebok.

Boken kan beställas hos de etablerade nätbokhandlarna.

Läs mer om eboken här

Läs mer om Carl-Otto Claesson här



Updated Feb 12, 2014

An Atlantic Crossing on the Kungsholm in 1954

The Swedish Film Archive has posted the classic SAL film from 1954, "Semester på Atlanten", showing Mr and Mrs Axberg's voyage across the sea on the Kungsholm of 1953. This film also exists in an English language version, but this is the Swedish version.

Many thanks to Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson for this link.

See the clip here.

See more film clips here.




Updated Feb 4, 2014

More News About the Kungsholm of 1966

The daily newspaper GöteborgsPosten reports today,
February 4, that the Finnish investor Johnny Sid, along
with a group of other investors, is near closing a deal
to purchase Veronica, ex Kungsholm, for 15.5 million USD.
Johnny Sid has previously been involved in turning
S/S Bore into a floating hotel and museum in Turku, Finland.

Read about previous projects to save the Kungsholm.



Updated Feb 4.2014

Visiting Broströmska Villan
and Marinmuseet in Varberg

Lars-Erik Jansson, Information Officer on the Kungsholm and
Gripsholm, has contributed photos from a trip to SAL landmarks
on the Swedish west coast in 2013. See the pictures here.



Updated Feb 4.2014

A Farewell Dinner on the Kungsholm



Lars-Erik Jansson, Information Officer on the Kungsholm and
Gripsholm, has
contributed a photo from a farewell dinner
on the Kungsholm in the 1970's. See the full photo here.



Updated Feb 3, 2014

Two Facebook Groups for Kungsholm Preservation

Two facebook pages exist to form an opinion to move the Veronica,
ex Kungsholm, to her home port, Göteborg, Sweden.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kungsholm/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/387420748025150/

Patrick Zeller and L-O Rydén have reminded us that Veronica is up for sale.
http://www.qpsmarine.com/custompage.asp?pg=ships2l

Read about previous projects to save the Kungsholm.



Updated Feb 2.2014, 2013

Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson
Deck Waiter and Bar Steward

Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson, started as a potato peeler on
the Kungsholm in 1971, and advanced to deck waiter
and bar steward in 1973/75. Read his story here.


Updated Jan 19, 2014

Kungsholm Tenders

Peter Walker has sent us an update of one of Kungsholm's tenders
being transported from Cardiff to Coniston in the Lake District.

See two photos here.

Please note that the former tenders are sometimes sold, or scrapped,
and may not still be serving as indicated in the text on this site.

Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson, former crew member on the Kungsholm,
reminds us of Sten Hovne's text about Kungsholm's tenders.
This was published when the tenders served in Cardiff.

Picture of one of the tenders in Inversnaid, Loch Lomond.

Bilder på Inversnaid Hotel – Bilder på Hotell
Den här bilden på Inversnaid Hotel används med tillstånd av TripAdvisor

Read more about all the tenders here.




Updated Dec 20, 2013

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Ett Julminne Från 1970

From the Dawe collection. Click on the picture to enlarge.



Other sites with information about SAL:s ships

This site is not about refurbishings, altered doorways, or funnel colors. The purpose of the site is primarily to describe the life and people on board the "White Viking Fleet" - the emigrants, the tourists, and the business passengers who crossed the stormy North Atlantic to reach America, - and the cruise members, sailing smoothly from port to port in a world of luxury, many of them coming back for a new cruise, time and time again. And, of course the crew, who worked and lived on the ships for months and years - in some cases decades - regarding them as their homes.

For a more detailed technical description of the ships, however, we recommend the following fine sites:
Kommandobryggan, which also features a fleetlist, and photos of SAL's freighters,
Fakta om fartyg,
and The Great Ocean Liners.




The News Archive

See older news in the News Archive.






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News
Oct 15
Kjell Smitterberg
Commander

Claes Feder
Architect &
Ship Designer

C-O Claesson
On the Bridge
1923-55
Maurits and Anna-Greta Lindblad
Ship's Doctor and Nurse
               
 
Nils Haggård
Gripsholm and Kungsholm
Third Officer Inter

Lars Helmer
Second Engineer
Göran Forsén
3rd Engineer
Leif Vickberg Officer's Apprentice
About SAL
& SAL Timeline
About Us
Life as a Crew Member
Torsten Torstensson's webpage about the Swedish American Line   Exchange and
Repatriation Voyages
During WWII
Rune Dahlstrand
Gripsholm Barber
During WWII

Torkel Tistrand
Sea Personnel Manager
Sune Edensvärd Chief Radio Officer Bridge & Crew Page

Reunions

Curt Dawe
Chief Purser
Carl-Gustav Kruse
Chief Purser
Hugo Bilén
Chief Purser
Evert Eriksson
Chief Purser
Poul V Lange
Chief Purser
Lennart Angelmo
Second Purser
Jörgen Areskough
Second Purser
Ingvar Torstensson
Second Purser
T Odenlund Cashier L-E Jansson
Information Officer
Asko Salkola
Purser's Office
Stigbergskajen
Göteborg
Pier 97,
New York
The SAL Office in New York The SAL Office in
Chicago
David Chisling
Cruise Staff
Hanna Owen
Singer
Anita Poli Olsson
NK Shop
Anthony Bloomfield
Photographer
The Entertainers
Dining Room Menues   Stig Lundgren
Chief Steward
Gerhard Kummer
Chief Steward
C-G Quant
Chief Steward
Volker Roloff
Chief Steward
Ingwar Gemzell & Rolf Mayer

 

Karl-Gunnar Johansson
"Kalle-Kli"
Bartender

Karl-Gösta Ekblad
”Kalle Tårta”Baker,
Col Buffet Manager

 
 
Franz Havranek
Wine Steward
Juan Martinez
Waiter
Patrick Zeller
Waiter
Gustav Weber Petterson
Waiter

Otto Friedrich, Cabin Steward

Lars Warlin
Assistant Waiter
Tommy Stark
Deck Waiter
Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson
Deck Waiter
C-G Edhardt
Assistant
Deck Steward
Johan Jarekull
Hyttnisse, Assistant Deck Steward
Håkan Askman
Assistant
Deck Steward
Björn Wallde
Crew member
Claes Lindstrom
Crew membe
 
B-G Nilson
and the
SAL Freighters
  Anna Karin
Lundström
Nurse


Berit Jacobsson (Svensson)
"Babs"
Beautician

Lene Mikkelsen
Beautician
The Women of SAL Lois MacNeil
Stewardess
Lis Brokmose
Stewardess
     
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Kungsholm
The Neilson
Family, Gripsholm and
Kungsholm
The Sandholm Family,
Gripsholm
The Storck-Petersen Family,
Gripsholm and
Kungsholm

Clive Harvey,
Passenger in the Post-SAL Era
Passenger
Database
 
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Hasse Gustafsson and Tommy Stark have interviewed crew members and contributed many of the stories.

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The New SAL Guestbook

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Read the new guestbook here.