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
Duchess of Atholl 6 January 96 Liverpool-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Liverpool-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter) Canadian Pacific Steamships 1935
Duchess of Atholl 18 October 400 Liverpool-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Liverpool-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter) Canadian Pacific Steamships 1936
Duchess of Atholl 11 December 62 Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1937
Duchess of Bedford 23 October 438 Liverpool-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Liverpool-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter) Canadian Pacific Steamships 1936
Duchess of Bedford 2 December 115 Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1939