KUNGSHOLM: 1953 - First & Tourist class deck plan from 1961 Union Steam Ship Co. of N. Zealand Contrast her glowing introduction to

Contrast her glowing introduction to her pathetic ending - in 2000

like two of her sisters

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

and Tourist Class Dining Room and cabin

KUNGSHOLM: 1953 - First & Tourist class deck plan from 1961 Union Steam Ship Co. of N. Zealand Contrast her glowing introduction toSwedish 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