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
Atlantic 16 November 349 Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Rotterdam, Southampton, Le Havre, Plymouth-Halifax, Quebec, New Orleans, New York Home Lines 1954
Atlantic 5 November 971 Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Southampton, Le Havre, Plymouth-Halifax, Quebec, New York Home Lines 1952
Atlantic 8 May 455 Alexandria, Beirut, Haifa, Piraeus, Bari, Messina, Naples, Genoa, Cannes, Palermo, Barcelona, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon-Halifax, Boston, New York Home Lines 1951
Atlantic 20 February Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Southampton, Le Havre, Plymouth-Halifax, Quebec, New York Home Lines 1952
Atlantic 13 March 217 Leghorn, Piraeus, Alexandria, Beirut, Latakia, Naples, Genoa, Cannes, Marseille, Barcelona, Algeciras-Halifax, Boston, New York American Export Lines; Inc. 1961