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| Service: |
Bremerhaven to New York,
occasionally via Southampton, UK, and/or Halifax, Canada.
In later years annual sailing to Quebec City and Montreal;
also cruising from New York and Bremerhaven. |
| Particulars: |
18,600 tons gross; 590x74x29ft |
| Builders: |
WG Armstrong-Whitworth & Co, Newcastle,
UK: 1925 |
| Machinery: |
Burmeister and Wain diesels geared to
twin screw;
service speed 16.5 knots |
| Capacity: |
1,557 passengers
(127 first class, 482 second class, 948 third class) |
| Notes: |
The first German liner on the North Atlantic
after 1939.
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| A brief history |
| 1924, 26 Nov: |
Launched as The Gripsholm |
| 1925, 7 Nov: |
Delivered to SAL |
| 1925, 21 Nov: |
Maiden voyage, Gothenburg-New York |
| 1939, 24 Nov: |
Last sailing from Gothenburg before being
laid up until used as a repatriation ship. |
| 1942, May: |
The Gripsholm makes her first repatriation
voyage from New York to Goa, to leave Japanese diplomats and embark
American POW's |
| 1949, Dec: |
Rebuilt and equipped with modern navigation
instruments, broader funnels and a reduced passenger capacity from
1,557 to 976. |
| 1954, 1 Feb: |
Begins sailing for the Bremen-America
Line (a partnership of SAL and NDL), retaining her Gripsholm
identity. Bremerhaven-New York service. |
| 1955, 8 Jan: |
Maiden sailing as Berlin for Norddeutscher
Lloyd, Bremerhaven-New York service. |
| 1966, 26 Nov: |
Arrived at La Spezia, Italy, for scrapping;
sold to the shipbreakers for £223,000. |
Find out more about the Berlin's original identity as
the Gripsholm at Lars Hemingstam's comprehensive tribute site to the
Swedish
American Line.
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