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 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 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 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 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 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

Front Cover, Swedish American Line MS Gripsholm Tourist Passenger List - 17 July 1953.

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

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

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

⚠️ About Accuracy in Historical Records Research Tip

Context. The GG Archives presents passenger lists as faithfully as possible to the original documents. While OCR is generally accurate, portions of these collections—especially image captions and some transcriptions—are typed by hand and may include typographical or spelling variations. The original manifests themselves also contained clerical inconsistencies (names recorded phonetically, mid-voyage corrections, etc.).

What this means for your research:

Search variant spellings of names (e.g., “Schmidt/Schmitt/Smith,” “Giuseppe/Joseph”).
Cross-reference with immigration cards, passport applications, naturalization files, city directories, and newspapers.
Treat manifests as primary sources with historical quirks—use them alongside corroborating records.
For place names, consider historical borders and language variants (e.g., Danzig/Gdańsk, Trieste/Trst).

How to cite. When quoting a name from a manifest, consider adding [sic] for obvious misspellings and include a note such as “spelling as printed in original passenger list.”

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