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 Australia 29 June 268 Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1939
Empress of Australia 9 September 665 Southampton, Liverpool, Greenock-New York, Halifax, Saint John, N.B., Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1953
Empress of Australia 16 July 388 Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1938
Empress of Australia 8 June 228 Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Southampton, Cherbourg-Saint John, N.B., Halifax Canadian Pacific Steamships 1932
Empress of Australia 15 July 352 Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1939