Scandinavian American Line Passenger Lists 1905-1931
Scandinavian American Line / Skandinavien Amerika Linien
Favored by those who cross the Atlantic for pleasure and for business, the Scandinavian-American Line -- the descriptive name under which the company operates its passenger service between the United States and the Scandinavian countries, typifies everything that makes ocean travel a delight.
No more popular ships sail the broad Atlantic than the splendid modern twin-screw steamers of the Scandinavian-American Line which maintain a regular direct service between New York and Scandinavian ports.
The fleet comprises:
- The Frederick VIII, 12.000 tons register. 18,000 tons displacement. 542 feet long. 62 feet wide. 42 feet from keel to the upper deck, built by the renowned Vulcan Shipbuilding Company at Stettin.
- The Oscar II. the Hellig Olav, and the United States, each 10.000 tons register, 16.000 tons displacement. 515 feet long. 58 feet wide, 42 feet from keel to upper deck, built at the famous shipyards of Alexander Stephen & Sons, on the Clyde.
- Hellig Olav
- C.F. Tietgen
- United States
Designed and built expressly for the Scandinavian-American Line, with every known contrivance for safety, speed, and comfort, these twin-screw steamers, constructed of steel throughout, are equipped with double cellular bottoms, water-tight compartments, and bilge keels to Insure maximum steadiness at sea.
By any of these exceedingly popular steamers, passengers can reach the Scandinavian countries and neighboring Baltic ports with unrivaled ease and convenience.
The voyage occupies about 9 1/2 days, except on the steamer Frederick VIII which takes only 8 1/2 days, and it offers an attractive, quick, and comfortable way to travel, whether the ultimate destination he in Scandinavia or one of the adjacent continental countries.
![GGA Image ID # 14079a02ab Front Cover, Scandinavian-American Line SS Hellig Olav Cabin Class Passenger List - 23 August 1905.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/ScanAmLn/HelligOlav/1905-08-23/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1905-08-23 SS Hellig Olav Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 23 August 1905
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain J. P. Holst
![Passenger List, Skandinavien-Amerika Linie, SS C. F. Tietgen, 1907 Copenhagen til New York](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/CFTietgen/1907-07-04/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1907-07-04 SS C.F. Tietgen Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 July 1907
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain A. G. Thomsen
![Passenger List, Skandinavien-Amerika Linie SS United States, 1912, Copenhagen til New York](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/UnitedStates/1912-02-08/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1912-02-08 SS United States Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Not Stated
Date of Departure: 8 February 1912
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain R. Gøtsche
![Passenger List, Skandinavien Amerika Linie SS Oscar II, 1914, Copenhagen to New York](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/OscarII/1914-08-13/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1914-08-13 SS Oscar II Passenger List
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 August 1914
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain J. Hempel
![Passenger List, Skandinavien Amerika Linien, SS Frederik VIII, 1916](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/FrederikVIII/1916-11-14/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1916-11-14 SS Frederik VIII Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 November 1916
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain A. G. Thomsen
![Front Cover, Passenger List, Scandinavian America Line SS Frederik VIII, 9 December 1919](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/FrederikVIII/1919-12-09/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1919-12-09 SS Frederik VIII Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 9 December 1919
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain A. G. Thomsen, R. AF D., DM
![Front Cover - Passenger List, Scandinavian American Line, SS Frederik VIII, 5 August 1920](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/FrederikVIII/1920-08-05/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1920-08-05 SS Frederik VIII Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 August 1920
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain R. Gøtsche, R. AF DBG
![First and Second Class Passenger List from 1921 for Skandinavien Amerika Linien](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/HelligOlav/1921-08-12/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1921-08-12 SS Hellig Olav Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 August 1921
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain L. F. Peronard
![Front Cover - Passenger List, Scandinavian American Line, SS Hellig Olav, 6 November 1921](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/HelligOlav/1921-11-06/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1921-11-06 SS Hellig Olav Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 November 1921
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain L. F. Peronard
![Passenger List Cover](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/UnitedStates/1922-12-12/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1922-12-12 SS United States Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 December 1922
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain V. Voldborg
![GGA Image ID # 20f74ee8d0 Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the SS Hellig Olav of the Scandinavian-American Line, Departing 29 March 1923 from New York to Copenhagen via Kristiansand and Oslo.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/ScanAmLn/HelligOlav/1923-03-29/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1923-03-29 SS Hellig Olav Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 March 1923
Route: New York to Copenhagen via Kristiansand and Oslo
Commander: Captain L. F. Peronard
![GGA Image ID # 210ade325f Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the SS Hellig Olav of the Scandinavian-American Line, Departing 31 May 1923 from Copenhagen to New York](../../../Images600/OT/PL/ScanAmLn/HelligOlav/1923-05-31/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1923-05-31 SS Hellig Olav Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 31 May 1923
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain L. F. Peronard
![Front Cover, SS Frederik VIII Passenger List - 7 February 1924](../../../Images600/OT/PL/ScanAmLn/FrederikVIII/1924-02-07/1C-2C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1924-02-07 SS Frederik VIII Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 February 1924
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain F. Mechlenburg
![Front Cover, SS United States Passenger List - 15 May 1924](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/UnitedStates/1924-05-15/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1924-05-15 SS United States Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 15 May 1924
Route: Copenhagen to New York via Halifax NS
Commander: Captain V. Voldborg
![Front Cover, SS Oscar II Passenger List - 14 August 1925](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/OscarII/1925-08-14/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1925-08-14 SS Oscar II Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 August 1925
Route: Copenhagen to New York
Commander: Captain A. J. Schmidt
![GGA Image ID # 1f4487b7df Front Cover of a Special Tour Passenger List from the SS Hellig Olav of the Scandinavian-American Line, Departing 23 July 1927 from New York to Copenhagen.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/ScanAmLn/HelligOlav/1927-07-23/SpecialTour/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1927-07-23 1927-07-23 SS Hellig Olav Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian American Line / Skandinavien Amerika Linien
Class of Passengers: Special Tour: American Boys in Denmark's Homes
Date of Departure: 23 July 1927
Route: New York to Copenhagen via Kristiansand and Oslo
Commander: Captain L. F. Peronard
![Front Cover, SS Hellig Olav Passenger List - 27 July 1929](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/ScandinavianAmericanLine/HelligOlav/1929-07-27/Cabin-TouristTC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1929-07-29 SS Hellig Olav Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 July 1929
Route: New York to Copenhagen via Kristiansand and Oslo
Commander: Captain L. F. Peronard
![Front Cover, SS Frederik VIII Passenger List - 29 May 1931](../../../Images600/OT/PL/ScanAmLn/FrederikVIII/1931-05-29/Cabin-TTC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1931-05-29 SS Frederik VIII Passenger List
Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 May 1931
Route: New York to Copenhagen via Kristiansand and Oslo
Commander: Captain F. Mechlenburg