Swedish American Line,
Gothenburg, Sweden.

m/p KUNGSHOLM (III)
| Off.no: 9441 | Build: 1953 | Shipyard: N.V. Koninklijke Maats "De Schelde", Vlissingen, Netherlands. |
| Dwt: 4.135 | Grt: 21.164 | Dim: 182,9 x 23,5 x 14,9 m |
| Speed: 19 knots | Pass: 1-class: 802, 2-class: 626 |
| 1953: Delivered to Swedish America Line, Gothenburg, Sweden as KUNGSHOLM. 1965: Sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd, West Germany and renamed EUROPA. 1970: Norddeutscher Lloyd and HAPAG is joined and the new company name is HAPAG - LLOYD A.G. 1981: Sold to Costa Armatori S.p.A., Italy, the ship is registered on Independent Continental Lines Ltd., Panama and renamed COLUMBUS C. 29/7 1984: Struck a breakwater while entering Cadiz during a cruise and settled on the bottom with her engine-room flooded. 2/11 1984: Refloated and delivered to her owners 7/11. 1985: Sold to Mirak S.A., Spain for demolition at Barcelona. |
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| KUNGSHOLM anchored in Villefrance-sur-Mer |
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| KUNGSHOLM passing trough the famous Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal. | KUNGSHOLM as EUROPA |