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
Yorck 24 April 261 Bremen-Halifax, Galveston North German Lloyd 1930
Zion 18 January 73 Haifa, Limassol, Piraeus, Naples, Venice, Marseille-Halifax, New York Zim Israel Navigation Company 1959
Zion 2 March 52 Haifa, Limassol, Piraeus, Naples, Venice, Marseille-Halifax, New York Zim Israel Navigation Company 1959
Zuiderkruis 17 July 376 Rotterdam, Le Havre, Southampton-Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, New York Holland-America Line 1956
Zuiderkruis 12 August 256 Rotterdam, Le Havre, Southampton-Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, New York Holland-America Line 1956