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Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- A New Calling Place for German Mail Steamers.

Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- A New Calling Place for German Mail Steamers. The Syren & Shipping Illustrated, 20 May 1908. GGA Image ID # 147268b81c

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Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.

The Halifax Regional Municipality, commonly Halifax or HRM, is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Those who settled on Halifax Harbour called it Jipugtug (anglicised as "Chebucto"), meaning Great Harbour.

The RMS Carpathia at the Port of Halifax, 1912.

The RMS Carpathia at the Port of Halifax, 1912. GGA Image ID # 1d577df8f4

======== 1890s ========

Front Cover, Saloon Passenger List from the SS Parisian of the Allan Line, Departing 18 November 1897 from Liverpool to Halifax and Portland, ME.

1897-11-18 SS Parisian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Allan Line

Class of Passengers: Saloon

Date of Departure: 18 November 1897

Route: Liverpool to Halifax and Portland, ME

Commander: Captain R. Barrett, LT. R.N.R.

======== 1900s ========

Front Cover, Cabin Passenger List from the SS Kensington of the Dominion Line, Departing 5 April 1906 from Liverpool to Halifax and Portland, ME.

1906-04-05 SS Kensington Passenger List

Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 April 1906
Route: Liverpool to Halifax and Portland, ME
Commander: Captain William Roberts

======== 1910s ========

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Parisian of the Allan Line, Departing Saturday, 6 April 1912 from Glasgow to Halifax and Boston.

1912-04-06 RMS Parisian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Allan Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 April 1912
Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Boston via Moville
Commander: Captain William P. Hains
Note: This passenger list from the RMS Parisian was 50 miles from the Titanic on April 14, 1912. The Parisian was near the Titanic when the disaster occurred, but it did not immediately respond to the distress signals.

======== 1920s ========

Front Cover of a Saloon and Second Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 7 August 1920 from Liverpool to Halifax and New York.

1920-08-07 RMS Caronia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 August 1920
Route: Liverpool to Halifax and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, RNR

Front Cover - 24 FEBRUARY 1922 Passenger List, RMS Cameronia, Anchor Line

1922-02-24 RMS Cameronia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 February 1922
Route: Glasgow to Halifax and New York via Moville, Liverpool, and Cobh
Commander: Captain James Blaikie

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List from the SS Cassandra of the Anchor-Donaldson Line, Departing 28 March 1923 from Glasgow to Halifax and Portland, ME

1923-03-28 TSS Cassandra Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line

Class of Passengers: Second Cabin

Date of Departure: 28 March 1923

Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Portland, ME

Commander: Captain W. E. Mitchell

Cabin Passenger List for the SS Rotterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing Tuesday, 15 April 1924 from Rotterdam to Halifax and New York.

1924-04-15 SS Rotterdam Passenger List

Steamship Line:
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: Holland-America Line
Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commodore Van Den Heuvel

Front Cover, Cabin Passenger List from the SS United States of the Scandinavian America Line, Departing 15 May 1924 from Copenhagen to New York.

1924-05-15 SS United States Passenger List

Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 15 May 1924
Route: Copenhagen to Halifax and New York
Commander: Captain V. Voldrorg

Front Cover, First and Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Rotterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 21 May 1924 from Rotterdam to Halifax and New York.

1924-05-21 SS Rotterdam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 21 May 1924
Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commodore Van Den Heuvel

Cabin Passenger List from the SS Pittsburgh of the White Star Line, Departing Thursday, 22 May 1924 from Hamburg to New York.

1924-05-22 SS Pittsburgh Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 May 1924
Route: Hamburg to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. A. Morehouse

Front Cover, White Star Line SS Pittsburgh Cabin Class Passenger List - 4 September 1924.

1924-09-04 SS Pittsburgh Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 September 1924
Route: Hamburg to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. A. Morehouse

Front Cover, Cabin Passenger List from the SS Arabic of the White Star Line, Departing 18 September 1924 from Hamburg to Halifax and New York.

1924-09-18 SS Arabic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 September 1924
Route: Hamburg to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain V. W. Hickson (Lt. Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd.)

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Andania of the Cunard Line, Departing Wednesday, 6 May 1925 from Hamburg to Halifax NS and New York via Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown (Cobh)

1925-05-06 RMS Andania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 May 1925
Route: Halifax and New York via Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, RD, RNR

Front Cover, Red Star Line SS Pennland Cabin Class Passenger List - 27 August 1926.

1926-08-27 SS Pennland Passenger List

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 August 1926
Route: Antwerp to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Captain William A. Morehouse

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, Departing 18 May 1927 from Bremen to New York via Halifax

1927-05-18 SS Bremen Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 May 1927
Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York
Commander: Captain R. Wurpts

Front Cover of a Tourist and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Stuttgart of the North German Lloyd, Departing 3 December 1927 from Bremen to New York via Queenstown (Cobh) and Halifax

1927-12-03 SS Stuttgart Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 3 December 1927
Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain K. Grahn

Passenger List, SS Derfflinger, Norddeutscher Lloyd, March 1928, Bremen to New York

1928-03-17 SS Derfflinger Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 17 March 1928
Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York
Commander: Captain H. Hashagen

Front Cover, Red Star Line SS Pennland Cabin Class Passenger List - 27 July 1928.

1928-07-27 SS Pennland Passenger List

Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 July 1928
Route: Antwerp to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain V. L. Making

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the SS Veendam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 7 August 1928 from Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton

1928-08-07 SS Veendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 August 1928
Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Captain Krol

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 18 August 1928 from Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York.

1928-08-18 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 August 1928
Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Cobh
Commander: Captain M. Doyle

Front Cover of a Passenger List for Student Third Cabin Association Members on the TSS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 13 August 1929 from Rotterdam to Halifax and New York

1929-08-13 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Student Third Cabin Association (STCA)
Date of Departure: 13 August 1929
Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Captain Lieuwen

Front Cover, Red Star Line SS Arabic Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 16 August 1929.

1929-08-16 SS Arabic Passenger List

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

======== 1930s ========

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Cabin Class Passenger List - 5 April 1930.

1930-04-05 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 April 1930
Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Belfast
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
Récapitulation: Cabin: 206 Tourist Third Cabin: 173 Third Class: 669 Total: 1048 Crew: 422 Total on Board: 1,470

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List for the SS Minnewaska of the Atlantic Transport Line, Departing 27 September 1930 from New York to London via Halifax, NS and Cherbourg

1930-09-27 SS Minnewaska Passenger List

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

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Cabin Class Passenger List - 10 January 1931.

1931-01-10 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 January 1931
Route: Liverpool to Halifax and New York via Belfast
Commander: Captain G. Gibbons, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Passenger List for the SS Stuttgart of the North German Lloyd, Departing Thursday, 28 September 1933 from Bremen to Halifax and New York.

1933-09-28 SS Stuttgart Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
Date of Departure: 28 September 1933
Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Galway
Commander: Captain O. Prehn

Front Cover of a Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List from the SS Berlin of the North German Lloyd Departing 31 August 1937 from Bremen to Halifax and New York.

1937-08-31 SS Berlin Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
Date of Departure: 31 August 1937
Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Galway
Commander: Captain F. Krone

Front Cover of a Cruise Passenger List from the SS Carinthia of the Cunard Line, Departing 25 July 1939 from New York to Quebec, Gaspé, and Halifax and returning to New York

1939-07-25 SS Carinthia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise
Date of Departure: 25 July 1939
Route: New York to Quebec, Gaspé, and Halifax and returning to New York
Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, DSC, RD, RNR

======== 1950s ========

Passenger List, M.V. Vulcania, Italia Line, May 1951, Genoa to Halifax and New York

1951-05-25 SS Vulcania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 25 May 1951
Voyage Number: 74
Route: Genoa to Halifax and New York via Cannes, Naples, Palermo, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Giovanni Giurini

Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Conte Biancamano of the Italia Line, Departing 12 August 1951 from Genoa to Halifax and New York.

1951-08-12 SS Conte Biancamano Passenger List

Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 August 1951
Route: Genoa to Halifax and New York via Naples and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Pasquale Pezzuto

Front Cover, SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List - 21 January 1953.

1953-01-21 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
Date of Departure: 21 January 1953
Route: Southampton to Halifax and New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. E. Duggan, R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing 20 March 1953 from Southampton to Halifax via Le Havre

1953-03-20 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 20 March 1953
Route: Southampton to Halifax via Le Havre
Commander: Captain A. MacKellar, R.D., R.N.R.

======== 1960s ========

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Carinthia of the Cunard Line, Departing 8 February 1966 from Liverpool to Halifax and New York.

1966-02-08 RMS Carinthia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 8 February 1966
Route: Liverpool to Halifax and New York via Cobh
Commander: Captain Captain H. A. Stonehouse, D.S.C., R.D., (Cr. R.N.R., Rtd.)

The Harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1909.

The Harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Is One of the Finest in the World, with Deep Water and Practically Unlimited Accommodation. Not Only That, but It Is a Very Cheap Port, so Far as Charges on Vessels Using It Are Concerned. Halifax Acquires Additional Importance Because It Is the Intercolonial Railway's Ocean Terminus. The Syren and Shipping, 24 February 1909. GGA Image ID # 200ffbcac5