Following an extended operational life in which she also served as a hospital ship and a royal yacht, she was finally decommissioned in 1965.

[1] When World War II broke out in September 1939, the ship had just arrived at Rotterdam en route for Copenhagen.

As Denmark was not yet part to the war, she completed this and one further voyage to Bangkok, finally returning to Copenhagen in January 1940.

The Jutlandia was fully seaworthy again by 11 August 1945 and re-entered commercial service between Europe and the East Coast of the United States.

The decision was not uncomplicated: the mood between the superpowers was extremely tense, and Denmark had to find a way to support the UN without being aggressive.

Almost instantly, medical supplies were made available, and after negotiations Denmark also agreed to send a hospital ship.

In the fall of 1950, EAC again agreed to place the ship at the disposal of the Danish Government, whilst she was en route to New York City.

The Danish Government undertook the refitting of Jutlandia as a modern hospital ship, again at Nakskov Shipyard, and consigned her to Korea.

At the departure speeches were made and a small service held, and the foreign minister, a brass band and about 10,000 freezing citizens were on the quay to see the ship off.

There was, of course, the obligatory seasickness in the Biscaya, and the hospital was needed for two patients: the ship's tailor was operated for appendicitis, and senior doctor Tage Kjær fell and burst his achilles tendon.

During the transfer, the staff had to participate in some very basic military training (stand in line and salute), so they could present a nice front on arrival.

Without official orders, the local population received limited aid, and in certain cases, patients were brought on board.

The American captain McKeon had started a small children's hospital, Happy Mountains, on the outskirts of Pusan, with assistance from the ship's doctors.

As the summer heat approached, Jutlandia was in a bad fettle without air conditioning, which led to the decision to send her to Europe as transport for sick and injured.

A large part of the personnel had been replaced - some doctors got so short notice, that they couldn't get on board the ship, but were flown to Korea.

The local people were interested in Denmark, a cooperation with e.g. local priests and teachers was started: in the end a Danish – Korean friendship association was founded, not be confused for the still active Danish North Korean Friendship Association, founded almost two decades later.

So, when a patient was brought on board, the entire family, including all cooking utensils, moved into the foot end of the bed.

In some cases the family could be deeply aggravated, if they were not allowed to look after their sick – the hospital staff wasn't completely trusted.

It wasn't a normal occurrence to have food every day, so it was better to ration what was there in time... After the initial problems, things improved.

Before the third tour, Jutlandia got a helicopter deck, an eye clinic and a number of British ambulance motorboats during her August/September 1952 refit stay at Nakskov shipyard.

Jutlandia returned to Korea on 20 November, and a welcoming event was held in the presence of the Korean president Syngman Rhee and James Van Fleet, commander of the US Eighth Army.

The placement at anchor in the bay, as well as the larger number of wounded soldiers, reduced the amount of help that could be given to the civilians.

Nevertheless, the crew found time to assist building a clinic ashore, that could provide help to the poor and sick.

It was suggested that she – as a civilian, neutral ship – should be the place where a truce could be negotiated, but the North Koreans rejected the idea.

She departed for Yokosuka on 16 August to transfer her last patients, then she was made ready in a Yokohama shipyard for the trip home.

Three years later Jutlandia was selected to sail Her Royal Highness Princess Margrethe (from 1972, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark) on her official visit to the Far East, via Genoa, Heraklion, the Suez Canal, Aden, Karachi, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong.

Jutlandia completed her final voyage between Bangkok and Copenhagen on 19 December 1964, was unloaded and left EAC's roster.

In a dark and gloomy age, she stands out as a symbol for "doing the right thing": bringing peace, aid and comfort to an area ravaged by war.

On 20 September 1976, Memorial for 5 countries which provided medical support: Sweden, India, Denmark, Norway, Italy was unveiled in Yeongdo District, Busan.

[11] Danish rock musician Kim Larsen wrote a tribute song about Jutlandia's contributions as a hospital ship during the Korean War.