MS Gripsholm (1924)
Gripsholm in her original black-hulled livery | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | |
| Name | Gripsholm |
| Owner | Swedish American Line |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number | 999 |
| Launched | 26 November 1924 |
| Completed | November 1925 |
| Maiden voyage | 1925 |
| In service | 1925–1954 |
| Fate | Sold to Germany, 1954 |
| History | |
| West Germany | |
| Name | Berlin |
| Owner | North German Lloyd |
| In service | 1954–1966 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 17,993 GRT |
| Length | 573 ft (174.7 m) |
| Beam | 74 ft (22.6 m) |
| Installed power | Burmeister & Wain diesels |
| Propulsion | Two shafts |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity | 127 first class 482 second class 948 third class |
| Crew | 360 |
| Notes | |
MS Gripsholm was an ocean liner, built in 1924 by Armstrong Whitworth in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, for the Swedish American Line for use in the Gothenburg-New York City run. She was of great historical importance as the first ship built for transatlantic express service as a diesel-powered motor vessel, rather than as a steamship.