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MS Kungsholm (1928)

To protect neutrality, the Kunsholm was painted with the Swedish flag and the ship's name and country on
the side, as shown on this official postcard.

Posted on board on a West Indies cruise, the postcard is postmarked 29 July 1941 Nassau Bahamas.

Shown here is the stamped side with PLEASURE CRUISING ON
the greeting MOTORL.INER KUNGSHOLM POST CARD

"Am two days out ofN[ew] York -
will arrive Nassau tomorrow- then to
Haiti - then Havna Cuba and back to
N[ew] Y[ok]k Aug[ust] 6th"

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JULY 26th CRUISE . . . 11 DAYS . . . $125
Port Miles Arrive leave
D•vli9ht S.vln9 Time
New York ••••••.•......•..•............ Sat. July 26, 5 p.m.
NUHu, Baham.is •••..• . • • 970 July 29, a.m. July 29, p.m.
Cap Haitien, Hditi •...... 505 July 31, a.m. July 31 , p.m.
Havana, Cub<! • • . • • • ••.• 622 Aug. 2, d.m. Aug. 3, a.m.
New York . . . . .......... 1190 Aug. 6, o.m. . ..............
Total ••.• • ..... . ... 3287 miles
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AUGUST 9th CRUISE ... 121/2 DAYS .. . $140
Port Miles Arrive leave ..
DNli"ht S.tvJnc:t Timi!
Extract from brochure -from collection - J Perry

This was one of eleven cruises advertised by the SAL in March 1941. It started from New York on 26 July
and returned to New York eleven days later. The final Cruise in the brochure left New York on
18 November returning 12 Yi days later. Less than a week later, on 7 December 1941 Japan attacked Pearl
Harbour. The USA joined the war and confiscated the Kungsholm. They renamed it the John Ericcson and
used it as a troop carrier. On 18 July 1947 it was bought back by the SAL and the name reverted to
Kungsholm but was damaged by fire and was sold to the South Atlantic Lines Company without any
further operations under the SAL name.