Ship Arrival Database

Search passenger ships calling at Pier 21 in Halifax from 1928-1971. Dates are scheduled arrival dates, so they are occasionally off by a day or two if the ship arrived early or late.

Please note, the database is incomplete. The source material for 1960 and 1962-1966 was damaged or missing. Some crossings, such as those chartered by refugee assistance organizations, may not be reflected.

If you are looking for an arrival that doesn’t appear, or to find out how to obtain information regarding people travelling on a ship please contact us.

Ship Day Month Passengers Ports Shipping Company Year
Empress of Britain 26 September 551 Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter) Canadian Pacific Steamships 1935
Empress of Britain 13 October 482 Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Southampton, Cherbourg-Saint John, N.B., Halifax Canadian Pacific Steamships 1932
Empress of Britain 8 September 801 Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1938
Empress of Britain 10 October 450 Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter) Canadian Pacific Steamships 1935
Empress of Britain 8 May 345 Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Southampton, Cherbourg-Saint John, N.B., Halifax Canadian Pacific Steamships 1933