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MS Kungsholm Luggage Stickers

Stickers on the luggage my mother took on the MS Kungsholm after her wedding in Stockholm in 1956. The last sticker is from SJ, Swedish Railways.

MS Stockholm Postcard, 1955

The postmark is from Bremerhaven, Germany.

MS Stockholm leaving Gothenburg, 1955

Taken by my grandfather Bengt Paul. He took the train down from Stockholm with my mom to see her off to the U.S. for graduate studies. Below is Mom with her luggage in snowy Sweden in April. Click on either image to enlarge.

On Board the MS Stockholm

Shots I found on http://www.ssmaritime.com/Stockholm.htm or click here.

MS Stockholm

Actually, I think Mom was on the MS Stockholm on her first trip in 1955. In 1956 she took the MS Kungsholm. Here's an old postcard I found on the web. It hit the Andrea Doria a year later with loss of life of five crew members on the Stockholm, and 40 altogether on the Andrea Doria. Here's a picture of the damage to the Stockholm. 

Photo from http://www.ssmaritime.com/Stockholm.htm or click here. It has lots of info on the liner and the collison.