Swedish American Line
MS Kungsholm (III)
Ocean liner
History
MS Kungsholm was an ocean liner built in Germany by Blohm & Voss for the Swedish American Line from 1928 to 1941 on transatlantic services from Gothenburg to New York City as well as cruising out of New York. In Second World War the US Government requisitioned it as the troopship John Ericsson.
After the war the Italian Home Lines bought her, renamed her Italia and operated her as a transatlantic liner and cruise ship. In the 1960s she changed hands again to become the hotel ship Imperial Bahama. She was scrapped in Spain in 1965.
Text: Wikipedia — MS Kungsholm (1928), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
21,250 GRT
Length
181.32 m
Beam
22 m
Draught
11.52 m
Speed
17.5 knots
Passengers
1,428 passengers:
Builder
Blohm + Voss, Hamburg
Launched
1928
Maiden voyage
24 November 1928
Owner
Swedish American Line (1928–42); US Government (1942–47)
Propulsion
2 × 8-cylinder Burmeister & Wain diesel engines, 2 screws
Fate
Scrapped 1965
Also Known As
- John Ericsson
- Italia
- Imperial Bahama
