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Port of Cherbourg Passenger Lists 1927-1953

The Passenger Lists for the Port of Cherbourg, France from 1927 to 1947 are Organized by Date, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers (Saloon, First, Second, Cabin, Single Class, Tourist, Third or Steerage) and the route of the voyage.

The listing may also contain other voyages that Terminated or stopped at the Port of Cherbourg.

Due to page size constraints, we have arbitarily paginated our Cherbourg Ships Lists Listings into Three Pages

Each Ships List contains Steamship Line, Steamship, Class of Passengers, Date of Departure, Route and Commander,

Some Ships Lists also contain Notes, and Notable Passengers.

Digitized Ships Lists for the Port of Cherbourg for the Years 1927-1947

1927-03-16 SS President Harding

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 16 March 1927
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Theodore Van Beek, U.S.N.R

1927-04-19 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 19 April 1927
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R

1927-06-21 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 21 June 1927
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R

1927-07-06 SS Albert Ballin

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 6 July 1927
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton
Commander: Captain Paul Wiehr

1927-07-30 SS Reliance

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 July 1927
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. Möller

1927-08-16 SS Resolute

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 16 August 1927
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain F. Kruse

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Majestic - 1927-08-24

1927-08-24 RMS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 24 August 1927
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain G. R. Metcalfe, Lt. Cmdr. R.N.R., Retd.

1927-08-27 SS Stuttgart

Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 27 August 1927
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Warneke

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Cedric - 1927-10-08

1927-10-08 RMS Cedric

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: American Legion (Cabin)
Date of Departure: 8 October 1927
Route: Liverpool to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. G. Smith

1927-10-11 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: American Legion Passengers (Second A.E.F.)
Date of Departure: 11 October 1927
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Herbert Hartley, U.S.N.R
Note: Order a PDF of this Passenger List containing 1,364 Passengers

List of Passengers aboard the Cunard Line RMS Aquitania November 1927

RMS Aquitania 26 November 1927

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 26 November 1927
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir James Charles

1928-03-13 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 13 March 1928
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. A. Cunningham

1928-05-19 SS George Washington

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 19 May 1928
Route: New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. B. Randall, U.S.N.R

1928-07-14 SS Empress of Australia

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 July 1928
Route: Southampton to Quebec via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. G. Latta

1928-08-08 RMS Homeric

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 8 August 1928
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. H. Parker

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Majestic - 1928-08-15

1928-08-15 RMS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 15 August 1928
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain G. R. Metcalfe (Lt. Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd.)

Front Cover, SS Belgenland Passenger List - 31 August 1928

1928-08-31 SS Lapland

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 31 August 1928
Route: Antwerp to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Harvey

1928-09-26 SS Mauretania

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 26 September 1928
Route: New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg, and Southampton
Commander: Captain R. L. Alexander, D.S.O., R.D., R.N.R.

1928-10-20 SS Columbus

Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 20 October 1928
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain N. Johnsen

1929-03-14 SS Müchen

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 14 March 1929
Route: New York to Bremen via Queenstown (Cobh) and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Gössling

1929-03-30 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 March 1929
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore H. A. Cunningham

1929-04-20 SS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 20 April 1929
Route: New York to Cherbourg and Southampton
Commander: Captain W. Marshall, C.B., D.S.O., R.D. (Commodore R.N.R.)

Front Cover, SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List - 20 July 1929

1929-07-20 SS Empress of Scotland

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 20 July 1929
Route: Southampton to Quebec via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. Turnbull, C.B.E., R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line RMS Aquitania - Aug 1929

1929-08-10 RMS Aquitania

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 August 1929
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. Prothero

Passenger Manifest, Red Star Line SS Arabic, 1929 - Antwerp to Halifax NS and New York

1929-08-16 SS Arabic

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 16 August 1929
Route: Antwerp to Halifax and New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. B. Bulman

1929-08-27 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 August 1929
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore H. A. Cunningham

1929-09-04 RMS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 September 1929
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore W. Marshall

Front Cover, Canadian Pacific (CPOS) SS Montroyal Cabin Passenger List - 07 September 1929.

1929-09-07 SS Montroyal

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 September 1929
Route: Southampton and Cherbourg to Quebec
Commander:Captain J. P. Lewis

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Homeric - 1929-09-18

1929-09-18 RMS Homeric

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 18 September 1929
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain G. E. Warner, R.D. (Capt. R.N.R., Retd.)

Front Cover, SS Lapland Passenger List - 2 November 1929

1929-11-02 SS Lapland

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 2 November 1929
Route: New York to Antwerp via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Harvey

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Laurentic - 1930-02-27

1930-02-27 SS Laurentic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 February 1930
Route: Mediterranean Cruise from New York to Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco, Naples, Athens, Constantinople, Haifa, Alexandria, Syracuse, Naples, Monaco, Gibraltar, Cherbourg, and Southampton.
Commander: Captain E. L. Trant, R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R., Retd.)

1930-06-07 SS Cleveland

Steamship Line: Hamburg-American Line / Hamburg-Amerika Linie (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 June 1930
Route: New York to Hamburg via Boston, Galway, and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. Hennecke

1930-07-25 SS Lapland

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 25 July 1930
Route: Antwerp to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Harvey

RMS Berengaria 26 July 1930

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 July 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir Arthur H. Rostron

1930-08-02 SS Minnewaska

Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 2 August 1930
Route: New York to Cherbourg and London
Commander: Captain Frank H. Claret, O.B.E., R.N.R

1930-08-05 SS George Washington

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 August 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain A. B. Randall

1930-08-06 RMS Homeric

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 August 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. B. Bulman

Front Cover, RMS Belgenland Passenger List - 8 August 1930

1930-08-08 RMS Belgenland

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 8 August 1930
Route: Antwerp to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. A. Morehouse

1928-10-12 Passenger Manifest of SS Deutschland

1930-08-22 SS Deutschland

Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First Class, Tourist Third Cabin, and Third Class
Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Buch
Note: Three separate passenger list booklets provide complete coverage of all passengers on board the SS Deutschland for this voyage. Information for Passengers for each class is also included. 1,164 Passengers and 47 Crew Members are listed for this voyage.

Front Cover, SS Lapland Passenger List - 22 August 1930

1930-08-22 SS Lapland

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
Route: Antwerp to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Harvey

Passenger Manifest - Hamburg Amerika Linie - Hamburg 1930-08-29

1930-08-29 SS Hamburg

Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 August 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Koch

1927-09-27 Passenger Manifest SS Minnewaska

1930-09-27 SS Minnewaska

Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 27 September 1930
Route: New York to Cherbourg and London via Halifax, NS
Commander: Captain Frank H. Claret

1930-10-01 RMS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 1 October 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. R. White, R.D. (Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd.)

RMS Berengaria 2 May 1931

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 2 May 1931
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. T. Britten

1931-05-21 Passenger Manifest of SS New York

1931-05-21 SS New York

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 21 May 1931
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Graalfs

1931-06-24 RMS Homeric

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 June 1931
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. B. Bulman

1931-10-08 Passenger Manifest of SS New York

1931-10-08 SS New York

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 8 October 1931
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Graalfs

1932-08-10 RMS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 10 August 1932
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. L. Trant, R.D., (Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd. and Commodore, White Star Line)

Passenger Manifest, SS Leviathan, United States Lines, September 1932

1932-09-09 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Cabin
Date of Departure: 9 September 1932
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R

Front Cover, SS Montrose Passenger List - 15 October 1932

1932-10-15 SS Montrose

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 15 October 1932
Route: Hamburg to Quebec via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. F. Dott

Passenger Manifest, SS Leviathan, United States Lines, November 1932, Bremen to New York

1932-11-25 SS Leviathan

Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Cabin
Date of Departure: 25 November 1932
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Commodore Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R

1933-07-27 SS New York

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 27 July 1933
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Kruse

1933-08-23 RMS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 23 August 1933
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. L. Trant

1933-08-24 Passenger Manifest of SS New York

1933-08-24 SS New York

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 24 August 1933
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Kruse

1931-05-21 Passenger Manifest of SS Albert Ballin

1933-12-20 SS Albert Ballin

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First, Tourist, and Third Class
Date of Departure: 20 December 1933
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Fuhr

1934-08-08 RMS Majestic

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 8 August 1934
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. L. Trant, R.D., (Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd. and Commodore, White Star Line)

1934-08-09 SS New York

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 9 August 1934
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Commodore Kruse

1934-08-30 SS Hamburg

Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
Date of Departure: 30 August 1934
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain Koch

1934-09-06 SS New York

Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 6 September 1934
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Kruse

1935-04-12 SS Bremen

Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 12 April 1935
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

1935-06-01 SS Asturias

Steamship Line: Royal Mail Lines
Class of Passengers: First and Second Saloon
Date of Departure: circa 1 June 1935 (Note 1)
Route: Southampton to Buenos Aires via London (Tilbury), Cherbourg, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Spain (Coruña Galicia, Las Palmas, Vigo), Portugal (Leixöes, Lisbon), Madeira, St. Vincent, Cape Verde Island, Brazil (Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, São Paulo), Montevideo, Uruguay
Commander: Captain A. Purvis
Note 1: Passenger List did not provide departure date from Southampton - Only the Arrival date (18 June 1935) for Buenos Aires Argentina

1935-07-11 SS Hamburg

Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 11 July 1935
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Cherbourg, and Southampton
Commander: Captain Theodore Koch

1935-08-15 Passenger Manifest of SS Deutschland

1935-08-15 SS Deutschland

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 15 August 1935
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain Dau