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
Vulcania 12 August 613 Trieste, Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Lisbon-Halifax, Boston, New York Italian Line 1958
Vulcania 3 May 767 Genoa, Cannes, Naples, Palermo, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Lisbon-Halifax, New York Italian Line 1952
Vulcania 6 November 306 Trieste, Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Palma De Mallorca, Casablanca, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada-Halifax, Boston, New York Italian Line 1961
Vulcania 16 May 1033 Trieste, Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Lisbon-Halifax, Boston, New York Italian Line 1957
W. E. Gladstone 16 July 23 Lysekil, Sligo-Halifax 1949