SS Marieholm was a private passenger ship that served in the Swedish Navy and was built by Odense Staalskibsværft. She now serves as a restaurant ship since 1984.[1] She is also the only surviving ship of the Swedish American Line in existence.
Construction and career
Marieholm was laid down by Odense Staalskibsværft at their shipyard at Denmark in the 1930s and launched in 1934. She was owned by Swedish American Line. Marieholm was used for transporting passengers, mainly collection trips from ports in Poland and the Baltic states to Stockholm with passengers for transatlantic roles, which departed from Gothenburg. The number of passengers could amount to 148. From time to time, cruise traffic was also operated within the Baltic Sea area.
The ship was acquired in 1940 by the Swedish Navy and changed its name to HSwMS Marieholm and was used as a cargo ship. Initially, the vessel was used as a