Kungsholm was a combined ocean liner and cruise ship built by John Brown & Company at Clydebank for the Swedish American Line, launched in 1965 and entering service in 1966 as the last liner built for the Gothenburg to New York run. Designed by the line's technical director Eric Christiansson, she had a streamlined double-stack profile, a bulbous bow and two Swedish-built Gotaverken nine-cylinder engines that gave a service speed of 21 knots. Sold in 1975 to Flagship Cruises and in 1978 to P&O, she was rebuilt at Vegesack and sailed under the names Sea Princess, Victoria, Mona Lisa and Oceanic II before serving as the hotel ship Veronica and being scrapped at Alang in 2016.
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Design and construction, launch
she was launched in 1965.
Scrapping
was scrapped in May 2016.
Design and construction, engines
combined output of 25,200 shaft horsepower (18,800 kW)
Design and construction, service speed
a service speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Lead, builder
MV Kungsholm was built in 1964/5 by the John Brown & Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland
Lead, built in Scotland
MV Kungsholm was built in 1964/5 by the John Brown & Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland
Exemplifies: Maritime Transport, Lead, ocean liner
as a combined ocean liner / cruise ship for the Swedish American Line
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