Stella Polaris Cruise Ship

It was built in 1927 for the Bergenske Dampskipsselskap Bergen Line of Norway Blon from Gothenburg Götaverken now Götaverken Cityvarvet AB.

Stella polaris cruise ship. Very few passenger liners have attained the kind of stature she earned as her great architectural features were meet by equally grand interiors adorned with fine works of art. Norwegian cruise ship Stella Polaris was built in 1927 by AB Götaverken Gothenburg. The most famous cruise ship of the thirties the inter war years and probably even in the history of cruising is the Stella Polaris.

Stella Polaris had soon earned a reputation of being a superb cruise ship perfectly suited for more intimate voyages. Sweden GRT 5209 Completed. Ltd Tokyo and used as floating hotel Scandinavia in Kisho Japan.

Rui Amaro Jun 22 2013. Waugh readers will know of the cruise ship MV Stella Polaris as the vessel on which Evelyn Waugh and his first wife traveled on the 1929 cruise that became the subject of his first travel book. The refitted Stella Polaris is seen during a cruise of the Norwegian Fordlands.

It had cabins for 165 first-class passengers and its two diesel engines enabled a top speed of 15 knots. Swedish cruising ship STELLA POLARIS imo 5340431 1268m 5020gt 155kn 199 pax crew 130. Whilst with the Clipper Line she continued to receive ongoing updates for example on September 2 1965 the Stella Polaris arrived at the Swedish shipyard Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad for another rebuilding and a refit.

30101940 STELLA POLARIS seized by Germans and was used by Kriegsmarine as a recreation vessel for u-boat crews. Clipper Line Malmo Flag. The Stella Polaris was a luxury cruise ship.

Just a beautiful ship. The Saga of the Stella Polaris. MS STELLA POLARIS Built 1926 by AB Götaverken Göteborg 400 for AS Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab Bergen GRT 50120 1940-10 Kriegsmarine requisition - accomodation ship.