Norwegian America Line

Norwegian American Line

Industry	Cargo and passenger shipping
Fate	Defunct
Founded	1910
Defunct	1995
Headquarters	Oslo
Key people	Gustav Henriksen
Subsidiaries	Norwegian East Africa Line

The Norwegian America Line (Norwegian: Den Norske Amerikalinje), was a cruise ship line, originally an operator of passenger and cargo ships. Founded in 1910, the company ran a regular transatlantic service between Norway and the United States, and later included a route to East Africa as well. Primarily due to competition from air travel, transatlantic passenger voyages were discontinued in 1971.

Ships

List sourced from^[1][2]

Passenger ships

Ship	Built	In service for NAL	Type	Tonnage	Notes
SS Kristianiafjord	1913	1913–17	ocean liner	10,699 GRT	Sunk 1917.
SS Bergensfjord	1913	1913–40	ocean liner	10,666 GRT	Taken over by British authorities and converted to a troopship, 1940.
SS Stavangerfjord	1917	1917–40 1945–64	ocean liner	12,977 GRT	Taken over by German authorities as a troopship in 1940, returned to NAL in 1945. Scrapped 1964.
MS Oslofjord (1938)	1938	1938–40	ocean liner	18,673 GRT	Sunk after hitting a mine on the River Tyne, 1940.
MS Oslofjord (1949)	1949	1949–67	ocean liner	16,844 GRT	Chartered to Greek Line 1967. Caught fire and sank 1970.
MS Bergensfjord	1956	1956–71	ocean liner	18,739 GRT	Sold to French Line as De Grasse, 1971.
MS Sagafjord	1965	1965–83	ocean liner / cruise ship	24,002 GRT	Sold to Cunard Line 1983. Sold to Saga Cruises 1997 and renamed Saga Rose. Scrapped 2009.
MS Vistafjord	1973	1973–83	cruise ship	24,292 GRT	Sold to Cunard Line 1983. Since 2004 Saga Ruby for Saga.

Other ships

Ship	Built	In service for NAL	Type	Tonnage	Notes
SS Norefjord	1919	1921–49	cargo ship	3,082 GRT	Ran aground, captured and beached by rebels, shelled by the Indonesian Navy and burnt out 1958. Scrapped 1966.
SS Mari SS Oslofjord	1923	1923 1923–30		215 GRT

Managing directors

• 1911–39 Gustav Henriksen
• 1939–48 Andreas Johnsen
• 1948–73 Hans Christian Henriksen

Chairmen of the Board

• 1929–39 Sigval Bergesen
• 1940–48 Thor Thoresen
• 1948–?? Leif Høegh

See also

• Hamburg America Line
• Holland America Line
• Scandinavian America Line
• Swedish American Line

References

1. Asklander, Micke. "Norska Amerikalinje A/S". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
2. "Norwegian-America Line". The Ships List. Retrieved 2008-02-29.

External links

• The Ships List: Norwegian America Line
• Simplon Postcards: Norwegian America Line
• Norway Heritage — "Hands across the sea"
• Passenger Lists from Den Norske Amerikalinje (Norwegian America Line)