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
Argentina 25 February 269 Piraeus, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Lisbon-Halifax, Quebec, New York Home Lines 1952
Argentina 15 September 199 Malta, Palermo, Naples, Genoa, Cannes, Barcelona, Algiers, Tangiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Vigo, Azores-Halifax, Boston, New York Home Lines 1950
Argentina 25 November 839 Alexandria, Beirut, Haifa, Piraeus, Bari, Messina, Naples, Genoa, Cannes, Palermo, Barcelona, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon-Halifax, Boston, New York Home Lines 1951
Argentina 27 March 768 Piraeus, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Lisbon-Halifax, Quebec, New York Home Lines 1952
Argentina 24 December 837 Alexandria, Beirut, Haifa, Piraeus, Bari, Messina, Naples, Genoa, Cannes, Palermo, Barcelona, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon-Halifax, Boston, New York Home Lines 1951