MS Gripsholm (1924)

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ms-gripsholm-1924

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the shipyard?Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
2. What is the year of entry into service?1924
3. What was special about the MS Gripsholm's engine?It was the first big ocean liner to use diesel‑electric propulsion, where diesel engines made electricity that turned the propellers.
4. Why did the Swedish American Line choose diesel engines for the Gripsholm?They wanted faster trips, better fuel use, and more reliable service on the Gothenburg‑New York route.

Diesel-Electric Propulsion: A system where diesel engines generate electricity to power electric motors that drive the ship's propellers.
Interwar Period: The time between the end of World War I (1918) and the beginning of World War II (1939).
Naval Architecture: The engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction, and maintenance of ships and other marine vessels.