Amerikabåt (plural Amerikabåten, lit. ) were the ships that carried emigrants from Scandinavian countries such as Norway and Sweden to the United States. Amerikabåten were technically simply a subtype of transatlantic ship but their role in the emigrant exodus gave them additional cultural significance. Songs, such as , written by in 1906, about the emigrants, included lyrical references to these ships.
Swedish American Line (1914-1984) was a cargo and passenger line that might be referred to as "amerikabåt" and whose ships operated between Gothenburg and New York.
See also Thingvalla Line (1879-1898), renamed Scandinavian America Line (1898-1935), Danish line to America Rescue of the SS Danmark (1889) (1881-1904) Norwegian America Line (1910-1995)
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