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 Scotland 10 October 596 Greenock, Liverpool-New York, Halifax, Saint John, N.B., Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1950
Empress of Scotland 14 July 536 Southampton, Liverpool, Greenock-New York, Halifax, Saint John, N.B., Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1953
Ernie Pyle 11 June 303 Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Antwerp, Le Havre, Southampton, Plymouth, Cobh-Halifax, New York United States Lines 1948
Ernie Pyle 16 November 100 Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Antwerp, Le Havre, Southampton, Plymouth, Cobh-Halifax, New York United States Lines 1948
Estonia 25 May 283 Libau, Danzig-Halifax, New York Baltic-America Line 1929