This name is well known to
most Americans of Norwegian descent. Up until the time when planes took
over the Atlantic traffic, the Norwegian American Line carried many
Norwegians full of hopes and dreams to a future in the United States.
They also brought them back to visit in “the old country”
Here is the DNAL ship M/S Oslofjord on, I believe,
the fjord that has lend it it’s name.
M/S Oslofjord
was build in 1949
Gross tonnage : 16 800
Length o.a. 577ft.
Passengers: 620
This is the ball room onboard Oslofjord
A nightlight M/S Oslofjord docked.
The dinner hall onboard M/S Oslofjord
The
smokingparlour onboard M/S Oslofjord
Here is a picture from another DNAL ship M/S
Bergensfjord showing the dancing hall on touristclass
During
the voyage the passengers was not entirely cut off from the world around.
Here is a copy of a newsletter that was published onboard. This newsletter
was published on S/S Stavangerfjord Saturday 21.april 1925.
The content is based on telegrams transmitted
from Bergen Radio.
If you traveled on one of the DNAL ships I sure would
appreciate to hear from you. It would be great to be able to make a
special that tell some of the stories about these journeys. Go to Contact
information
Goddag
I came across your site looking for anything on M/S Oslofjord. I had earlier
found a picture of Jutlandia, the ship my mother,brother and I were onboard
for our arrival to the U.S. in 9/45. In 1951 we visited my birth place, Denmark,
for the summer and we traveled round trip from New York on NAL Oslofjord.
I was only 11 years of age. I remember the good time we had well. Up and down
the elevator to the pool and gym. Going all the way to bow looking down at
the bow slicing through the water. Once my brother and I were at the bow on
a particularly rough day. It was like being on a high speed elevator going
up and down so fast my knees buckled on the way up and weightless, to the
point of feeling ones self about to float over the side on the way down. The
excitement of it all made me oblivious of any seasickness until we were called
in as lunch was being served. I promptly got sick on the main staircase going
to our cabin on A deck just off the stairway on the starboard side. I spent
the next day and a half flat on my back. In the first class dinning room was
my introduction to cod roe, which I had for dinner every night on both passages
it is still one of my favorite dishes, but a very rare find in the U.S. I
recall many of the Norwegian passengers eating the brown goat cheese from
the buffet table and thinking it must taste like chocolate since so many people
were eating it. To my surprise it was cheese and did not taste like chocolate
at all, a big disappointment for me. I still remember sailing through the
fjords down the coast from Bergen, Stavanger to Kristiansand, an extremely
impressive sight, even for an eleven year old kid. These are a few of my wonderful
memories of M/S Oslofjord.
Best Regards
Anker Petersen
Kelton send me this e-mail
Could you please help me identify an item that I found in my deceased
father's effects? It's about 30mm high. :
Many thanks
Kelton , USA
My answer:
I would guess it is supposed to be on the shipmates hats. It is Cheaper for
the line to have one basic kind of hats making the ribbons with the names
of the different wessels.
