Gothenburg, Sweden Passenger Lists 1932-1953
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg) is the second largest city in Sweden and the fifth largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden. Gothenburg was founded by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. At the mouth of the Göta älv, the Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in the Nordic countries.
The harbor developed into Sweden's main harbor for trade towards the west, and with Swedish emigration to the United States increasing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Gothenburg became Sweden's main point of departure. The impact of Gothenburg as a main port of embarkation for Swedish emigrants is reflected by Gothenburg, Nebraska, a small Swedish settlement in the United States.
![1932-10-01 SS Kungsholm](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/SwedishAmericanLine/Kungsholm/1932-10-01/First-Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1932-10-01 SS Kungsholm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
- Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class Passengers
- Date of Departure: 1 October 1932
- Route: Gothenburg to New York
- Commander: Captain Helge A. F. Ellsén
![1936-09-19 SS Gripsholm](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/SwedishAmericanLine/Gripsholm/1936-09-19/Cabin-TouristClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1936-09-19 SS Gripsholm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
- Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class Passengers
- Date of Departure: 19 September 1936
- Route: Gothenburg to New York
- Commander: Captain J. M. Renström
![1946-06-18 SS Gripsholm](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/SwedishAmericanLine/Gripsholm/1946-06-18/Cabin-TouristClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1946-06-18 SS Gripsholm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
- Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class Passengers
- Date of Departure: 18 June 1946
- Route: Gothenburg to New York via Liverpool
- Commander: Captain S. Ericsson
![1946-07-09 SS Drottningholm](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/SwedishAmericanLine/Drottningholm/1946-07-09/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1946-07-09 SS Drottningholm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 9 July 1946
- Route: Gothenburg to Saint Johns NF and New York via Liverpool
- Commander: Captain J. Nordlander
![1950-06-21 SS Gripsholm](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/SwedishAmericanLine/Gripsholm/1950-06-21/FirstClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1950-06-21 SS Gripsholm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 21 June 1950
- Route: Gothenburg to New York
- Commander: Captain S. Ericsson
![GGA Image ID # 12c748b4d3 Front Cover, Swedish American Line MS Gripsholm Tourist Passenger List - 17 July 1953.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/SwedishAmericanLine/Gripsholm/1953-07-17/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1953-07-17 SS Gripsholm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 17 July 1953
- Route: Gotheburg to New York
- Commander: Captain S. Ericson
![GGA Image ID # 1f423a84f3 Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS Gripsholm of the Swedish American Line, Departing 22 October 1953 from Gothenburg To New York](../../../Images600/OT/PL/SAL/Gripsholm/1953-10-22/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1953-10-22 SS Gripsholm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 22 October 1953
- Route: Gothenburg To New York
- Commander: Captain S. ERICSON