Captain John Nordlander was commissioned by the Swedish American Line in 1920 and subsequently served as naval officer on all its ships on transatlantic cruises as well as in other directions, including the West Indies.
The ships under the command of Captain John Nordlander included the following:
MS Kungsholm (1941, 1942, 1947), as John Ericsson (1947)
MS Gripsholm
SS Drottningholm (1942–1948)
MS Stockholm (1948–1953, 1954), later renamed MV Astoria
MS Kungsholm (1952) Flagship 1953–1954, 1955-1957
Besides the war activities, towards the end of his career he was also in charge of multiple dramatic rescue missions.
Among these were the 1950 incident of the Norwegian ship Crown Prince Olav when she suddenly caught fire outside the coast of Halland, located along the west coast of Sweden.
Despite no sight due to heavy fog, with only help of the radar system, Captain John Nordlander managed to fetch and tow the deteriorating vessel and its 120 passengers safely back to the nearest port.
Furthermore, in 1955 the British 7 000 tons heavy Argobeam also caught fire in the sea outside Ireland, rescued by Captain Nordlander.
Captain John Nordlander was commissioned by the Swedish American Line in 1920 and subsequently served as naval officer on all its ships on transatlantic cruises as well as in other directions, including the West Indies. The ships under the command of Captain John Nordlander included the following:
MS Kungsholm (1941, 1942, 1947), as John Ericsson (1947)
MS Gripsholm
SS Drottningholm (1942–1948)
MS Stockholm (1948–1953, 1954), later renamed MV Astoria
MS Kungsholm (1952) Flagship 1953–1954, 1955-1957
Besides the war activities, towards the end of his career he was also in charge of multiple dramatic rescue missions. Among these were the 1950 incident of the Norwegian ship Crown Prince Olav when she suddenly caught fire outside the coast of Halland, located along the west coast of Sweden. Despite no sight due to heavy fog, with only help of the radar system, Captain John Nordlander managed to fetch and tow the deteriorating vessel and its 120 passengers safely back to the nearest port. Furthermore, in 1955 the British 7 000 tons heavy Argobeam also caught fire in the sea outside Ireland, rescued by Captain Nordlander.
John Nordlander