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Bergensfjord
Bergensfjord - De Grasse - Rasa Sayang - Golden Moon
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Norwegian America Line (NAL) cruise ship
Bergensfjord (2) of 1955
.
Bergensfjord
was completed in 1956 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne, Newcastle for Norwegian America Line. She was 18739grt and carried 878 passengers.
Bergensfjord
was acquired by the French Line (CGT) as the
De Grasse (2)
in haste in 1971 to replace the
Antilles
which had been lost in a fire in January that year. Bought in March 1971, she was delivered to CGT in November. She was not profitable on the le Havre-Southampton-Caribbean service, and spent 1972 cruising.
De Grasse (2)
was sold in 1973, becoming the
Rasa Sayang
.
In 1980 she was sold to Aphrodite Maritime Co, Greece. On 17th August 1980, a fire started in the engine room whilst she was under refurbishment at Perama, Greece. She was towed out of the docks and capsized and sank near the island of Kynosoura, some kilometres from Perama.
Ship Names on this Page:-
Bergensfjord (2)
- Norwegian America Line: 1955-71
De Grasse (2)
- French Line: 1971-73
Rasa Sayang
- 1973-80
Golden Moon
- 1978
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Bergensfjord (2)
(Norwegian America Line: 1955-71)
Official NAL postcard E.M.7-60 of
Bergensfjord (2).
Official NAL postcard of
Bergensfjord (2)
, mailed from Sptizbergen on 26/07/1968.
Scan: Finn Tornquist
Official NAL postcard E.M.9-69 of
Bergensfjord (2).
Also issued as E.M.3-69.
Official NAL postcard of
Bergensfjord (2)
, off Helsingör.
Scan: Ralph O'Hara
Official NAL postcard of
Bergensfjord (2)
.
Scan: Ralph O'Hara
Postcard of
Bergensfjord
(rear) and
Oslofjord
at Oslo.
Normanns, Oslo, postcard (serial 01-N-8-84) of
Bergensfjord (2)
, at Gudvangen, Sogne (plus enlarged image of the ship).
Postcard of
Bergensfjord (2)
at Hammerfest.
Official NAL souvenir ship's log of
Bergensfjord (2)
, showing the ship's log on the back.
Scan: Finn Tornquist
Slide of
Bergensfjord (2)
at Wellington in 1971
Photo: © Bob Leask
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De Grasse (2)
(French Line: 1971-73)
The second
De Grasse
was acquired in haste in 1971 to replace the
Antilles
which had been lost in a fire in January 1971. Bought in March 1971, she was delivered to CGT in November.
De Grasse
was not profitable on the le Havre-Southampton-Caribbean service, and spent 1972 cruising. She was sold in 1973, becoming the
Rasa Sayang
.
This is the official French Line card of
De Grasse
.
Official French Line card of
De Grasse
Scan: Ken Murayama
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Rasa Sayang
(1973- )
De Grasse (2)
was sold in 1973, becoming the
Rasa Sayang
.
In 1980 she was sold to Aphrodite Maritime Co, Greece. On 17th August 1980, a fire started in the engine room whilst she was under refurbishment at Perama, Greece. She was towed out of the docks and capsized and sank near the island of Kynosoura, some kilometres from Perama.
Official postcard of
Rasa Sayang
.
Scan: Michael Kenyon
Official postcard of
Rasa Sayang
.
Scan: Michael Kenyon
Official postcard of
Rasa Sayang
.
Scan: Michael Kenyon
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