KUNGSHOLM: 1953 - First & Tourist class deck plan from 1961 Union Steam Ship Co. of N. Zealand By 1960 the competition was

By 1960 the competition was heating up and Incres was introducing the ship's replacement

Contrast her glowing introduction to her pathetic ending - in 2000

and Tourist Class Dining Room and cabin

The feds stepped in mid-1938 and took the fleet away

Big b&w photos show the interiors: Dining Room

KUNGSHOLM: 1953 - First & Tourist class deck plan from 1961 Union Steam Ship Co. of N. Zealand By 1960 the competition wasSwedish American Line: A fold out (23" by 27") transatlantic plan dated 1961 for the KUNGSHOLM. Study this plan and you can see how advanced the Swedish flagged ship was when introduced in 1953. Four years later fleetmate GRIPSHOLM adopted the design with slight modifications. Seven decks are shown. What is striking is the symmetry in cabin lay out. Class by class, corridor by corridor, deck by deck, most cabins are identical in shape. That made