Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, February 1, 1954 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		GRIPSHOLM (1924-1954 Passenger liner 573ft 175m long of Swedish American Line, Gothenburg) Own Page

Norddeutscher Lloyd return to North Atlantic passenger service with Swedish American's GRIPSHOLM
Sailing forHalifax (Canada) and New YorkPort of RegistryGothenburg (Sweden)
Sailed from berthBremen (Germany)Gross Tonnage17,993

   Today is a momentous day for Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd Line) as they re-enter the passenger and emigrant service in the North Atlantic after an absence of 15 years.

   The 17,993 gross tons liner GRIPSHOLM has been bought from Swedish American Line and will leave Bremen for Halifax and New York.

  The North German Lloyd and Swedish American Line have agreed to operate a joint passenger service between Scandinavia and Germany to Canada and United States.

   It is intended that later this year GRIPSHOLM will be rebuilt and modernised and will be renamed BERLIN.