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
Sobieski 24 October 882 Naples, Genoa, Cannes, Gibraltar-Halifax, New York Gdynia-America Line 1948
Sobieski 30 November 270 Naples, Genoa, Cannes, Gibraltar-Halifax, New York Gdynia-America Line 1948
Spaarndam 4 October Hamburg, Bremen, Cherbourg, Southampton, Plymouth, Cobh, Galway-Halifax, New York Holland-America Line 1937
St. Louis 2 March 158 Hamburg, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Cherbourg, Southampton, Galway, Cobh-Halifax, Boston, New York Hamburg-American Line 1930
St. Louis 19 July 23 Hamburg, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Cherbourg, Southampton, Galway, Cobh-Halifax, Boston, New York Hamburg-American Line 1932