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
Leonardo da Vinci 17 July 137 Trieste, Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Palma De Mallorca, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada-Halifax, Port Everglades, Boston, New York Italian Line 1968
Cristoforo Colombo 10 August 157 Trieste, Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Palma De Mallorca, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada-Halifax, Port Everglades, Boston, New York Italian Line 1968
Franconia 5 February 163 Liverpool, Greenock, Southampton, Le Havre, Cobh-Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, Boston, New York Cunard Line 1968
Leonardo da Vinci 18 August 73 Trieste, Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Palma De Mallorca, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada-Halifax, Port Everglades, Boston, New York Italian Line 1968
Franconia 22 November Liverpool, Greenock, Southampton, Le Havre, Cobh-Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, Boston, New York Cunard Line 1968