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 Sort descending
Nieuw Amsterdam I 17 May 72 Rotterdam, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton-Halifax, New York Holland-America Line 1928
United States 22 January 51 Scandinavian Ports (incl. Copenhagen, Oslo)-Halifax, New York Scandinavian-American Line 1928
Albertic 27 February 312 Belfast, Glasgow, Liverpool-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Belfast, Glasgow, Liverpool-Halifax (Winter) White Star Line Canadian Service 1928
Transylvania 14 April 212 Glasgow-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Glasgow-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter). Anchor-Donaldson Line 1928
Scythia 14 April 528 Liverpool-Montreal (Summer)& Liverpool-Halifax (Winter) Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited 1928