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Antique c1913 Self-Framed Scandinavian-American Line Tin Litho Sign by F. Worms40.5\"X31\"
The Frederik VIII was the flagship of the Scandinavian-American Line\'s fleet of four transatlantic steamers (the others being the Oscar II, the United States and the Hellig Olav) and Worms recreates her majestically in this lithograph-on-tin design. Built by \"Vulcan\" Stettiner Maschinenbau A.G., Stettin, in 1913, the vessel was the largest Scandinavian ship of her time, with an 11,850 gross tonnage and a length of nearly 160 meters. She had two decks and an awning deck, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a top speed of seventeen knots. Launched on May 27, 1913, the Frederik VIII left Copenhagen on her maiden voyage to Christiania (Oslo), Christiansand and New York on February 5, 1914. In 1920, she was fitted with an Anschütz gyrocompass, automatic pilot and course recorder, the first commercial ship to have such navigational aids. Perhaps the most interesting of these new features was the automatic pilot, which was connected to the steering wheel by means of a bicycle chain, and popularly known as the \"cykelstyret\" (the handle bar). She started her last voyage on November 22, 1935 when she left Copenhagen for a roundtrip New York voyage. In September 1936, the Frederik VIII was sold and scrapped at Blyth, marking the end of the Scandinavian-American Line.
