Svenska America Lines

The Svenska Amerika Linien (SAL) ( German  Swedish America Line ) was a shipping company based in Gothenburg . It was founded in December 1914 as Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-North America and began shipping liner services between Gothenburg and New York City in 1915 . In 1925 she changed her name to Svenska America Lines .

history

With the Gripsholm , SAL used one of the first transatlantic liners with a diesel engine drive from 1925 . Three years later, the sister ship Kungsholm was put into service. After the Second World War , the liner service was resumed in 1946. In the same year SAL merged with Svenska America Mexico Lines (SAML) and took over their cargo ships . Due to the increasing transatlantic air traffic , SAL ceased its passenger traffic in 1975 and the last container ship was sold in 1986 .

Ships

The following list shows ships which, as far as is known, were in service for the Svenska Amerika Linien.

Surname	Construction year	Service period SAL	Type	tonnage	Remarks	image
Stockholm	1900	1915-1928	Passenger ship	12835 GRT
Drottningholm	1905	1920-1946	Passenger ship	11,285 GRT
Kungsholm	1902	1923-1924	Passenger ship	12500 GRT
Borgholm	1899	1924-1934	ferry	518 GRT	Acquired in 1924, sold in 1934 to Denmark and in 1953 there scrapped
Gripsholm	1925	1925-1954	Passenger ship	19 105 GRT
Kungsholm	1928	1928-1942	Passenger ship	21250 GRT
Kastelholm	1929	1929-1952	ferry	921 GRT	New building, launched 1939–1945, sold in 1952 and scrapped in 1975
Marieholm	1934	1934-1940	ferry	1162 GRT	New building, sold to the Swedish Navy in 1940 , launched in 1979 and since 1985 a restaurant ship in Gothenburg
Stockholm	1938		Passenger ship	30,390 GRT	New building, destroyed by fire before commissioning
Stockholm	1941		Passenger ship	30,390 GRT	New building, sold to Italy before commissioning and sunk in 1944 after an air raid
Braheholm	1920	1946-1950	Cargo ship	5676 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1950 and scrapped in 1959
Danaholm	1939	1946-1963	Cargo ship	3643 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1963 and scrapped in 1972
Ragnhildsholm	1929	1946-1952	Cargo ship	2871 GRT	Acquired by SAML in 1946, sold in 1952 and scrapped in 1970
Rydboholm	1946	1946-1963	Cargo ship	4711 GRT	New building, sold in 1963 and scrapped in 1978
Cantilever	1943	1946-1967	Cargo ship	3654 GRT	Acquired by SAML in 1946, sold in 1967 and sunk in the North Atlantic in 1971
Laholm	1942	1946-1960	Cargo ship	1632 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1960 and scrapped in 1978
Tunaholm	1938	1946-1963	Cargo ship	2647 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1963 and scrapped in 1972
Uddeholm	1945	1946-1963	Cargo ship	4815 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1963 and sunk off Somalia in 1977 after being struck down
Sparreholm	1944	1946-1967	Cargo ship	3639 GRT	Acquired by SAML in 1946, sold in 1967 and scrapped in 1974
Stile	1939	1946–1962	Cargo ship	4699 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1962 and scrapped in 1978
Svaneholm	1930	1946-1954	Cargo ship	2899 GRT	Acquired by SAML in 1946, sold in 1954 and scrapped in 1972
Tidaholm	1943	1946-1967	Cargo ship	4,313 GRT	Acquired by SAML in 1946, sold in 1967 and scrapped in 1978
Trolleholm	1946	1946–1962	Cargo ship	4430 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1962, destroyed by fire in Le Havre in 1964 and scrapped in 1965
Tunaholm	1938	1946-1963	Cargo ship	2647 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1963 and scrapped in 1972
Vasaholm	1930	1946-1954	Cargo ship	4259 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1954 and scrapped in 1973
Vretaholm	1943	1946-1960	Cargo ship	4720 GRT	Taken over by SAML in 1946, sold in 1960 and scrapped in 1974
Marieholm	1947	1947-1958	Tanker	11966 GRT	New building, sold in 1958 and scrapped in 1974
Stockholm	1948	1948-1959	Passenger ship	12 165 GRT	Sold in 1960, complete renovation in 1992, still in cruise service today
Maltesholm	1951	1951-1969	Cargo ship	4694 GRT	New building, sold in 1969 and sunk in 1981
Kungsholm	1953	1953-1965	Passenger ship	21,164 GRT	Sold in 1965, scrapped in 1985
Vasaholm	1955	1955-1967	Cargo ship	6232 GRT	New building, sold in 1967 and sunk in 1979 after being struck off the coast of Brazil
Gripsholm	1957	1957-1975	Passenger ship	23,191 GRT	Sold in 1975, dropped in 2001
Kronoholm	1958	1958-1967	Tanker	16,696 GRT	New building, sold in 1967 and scrapped in 1984
Stern bar	1957	1959-1967	Cargo ship	8720 GRT	Acquired in 1959, sold in 1967 and scrapped in 1979
Odensholm	1962	1962-1972	Cargo ship	6922 GRT	New building, sold in 1972 and scrapped in 1991
Vretaholm	1962	1962-1971	Cargo ship	6909 GRT	New building, sold to COSCO in 1971
Blank spar	1962	1962-1971	Cargo ship	6914 GRT	New building, sold to COSCO in 1971
Marieholm	1963	1963-1966	Cargo ship	8488 GRT	New building, sold in 1966 and scrapped in 1985
Sagaholm	1963	1963-1967	Cargo ship	6916 GRT	New building, sold in 1967 and deleted from the register of ships in 2005
Kungsholm	1966	1966-1975	Passenger ship	26677 GRT	Sold in 1975, scrapped in 2015
Atlantic saga	1967	1967-1986	Container Ship	12231 GRT	New building, sold in 1986 and scrapped in 1987
Lindblad Explorer	1969	1972-1980	Cruise ship	2480 GRT
Mont Royal	1972	1972-1985	Container Ship	4262 GRT	New building, sold to Bore Line in 1985 and scrapped in 2004

Web links

Commons : Svenska Amerika Linien  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Micke Asklander: Svenska America Mexico Linjen. In: Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved February 14, 2017 (Swedish). 
2. ^ Micke Asklander: Svenska America Linjen. In: Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved February 14, 2017 (Swedish).