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
Samaria 13 June 835 Southampton, Le Havre, Cobh-Halifax, Quebec Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited 1952
Samaria 9 September 889 Southampton, Le Havre, Cobh-Halifax, Quebec Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited 1954
Sarabande 19 August 258 Gothenburg, Cork-Halifax Naviera Sarabande 1949
Saturnia 6 July 301 Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Lisbon-Halifax, New York Italian Line 1954
Saturnia 20 November 512 Trieste, Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Palma De Mallorca, Casablanca, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada-Halifax, Boston, New York Italian Line 1961