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
Empress of Britain 12 July 399 Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter) Canadian Pacific Steamships 1935
Empress of Britain 10 June 299 Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1939
Empress of Britain 4 November 328 Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. & Southampton, Le Havre, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal Canadian Pacific Steamships 1937
Empress of Britain 8 October 650 Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Le Havre, Southampton, Cherbourg-Halifax, Saint John, N.B. (Winter) Canadian Pacific Steamships 1936
Empress of Britain 13 September 641 Southampton, Cherbourg-Quebec, Montreal (Summer) & Southampton, Cherbourg-Saint John, N.B., Halifax Canadian Pacific Steamships 1934