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The following is a selection of some of the many ships that were connected with Liverpool. There are pictures available for some of the ships and where this is the case you can click on the ship name to view it.

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Name

Company

Year

Event [Reference Source]

Cabotia Henderson & Co.

1833

Ship of 388 tons built in 1825 and surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Cadaceus Shaw Savill & Company

1869

Sailed out of Liverpool.
Caeser C. Caesar

1859

Ship of 435 tons built in 1832 and surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Calchas Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1824

A schooner of 10,304 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Caleb Grimshaw  

1849

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Caledonia  

1834

Packet ship sailing from New York to Liverpool[Montreal Gazette].
Caledonia Anchor Line

1875

Made a Glasgow to Liverpool and Bombay voyage.
Caledonia Brander  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Calhoun (SS) Black Star Line

1854

American packet ship on the Liverpool to New York route.
California Pacific Steam Navigation Company

1902

Registered in Liverpool.
California Anchor Line

1915

Used on the Liverpool to New York route. Sunk by a German submarine in 1917.
California Anchor Line

1924

Used on the Liverpool to Bombay route.
Californian (SS) Allan Line

1891

4244 ton vessel owned by the Liverpool line. Renamed "Coamo" in 1901.
Californian Leyland Line

1902

6223 ton vessel owned by the Liverpool line. Was in the vicinity when the Titanic sunk in 1912. Torpedoed in 1915.
Camaranca  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Cambodia Steam Ship Cambodia Co. Ltd.

1882

A steamer of 3006 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Cambria Cunard

1845

Used on the Liverpool to Halifax route.
Cambridge  

1846

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Cambridge Jones & Co.

1853

A ship of ~1100 tons built in 1851 that was registered in Liverpool. Sailed for Port Philip [W015].
Cambroman Warren Line

1892

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Boston.
Cameronia Anchor Line

1921

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York.
Campania Cunard

1893

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Canada Cunard

1849

Used on the Liverpool to New York & Halifax routes.
Canada Dominion Line

1896

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal.
Canadian Allan Line

1873

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal.
Candahar T. & J. Brocklebank

1874

A ship of 1418 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Canopic Dominion Line

1900

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Boston.
Canopus Moss Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1881

A barque of 2802 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Capetown Castle  

1942

Used on the Liverpool to Durban routes.
Cape Clear  

1874

Used on the San Francisco to Liverpool route [Records of Joseph Price].
Capella Star Navigation Company

1882

Built for the Liverpool company owned by Rathbone Bros.
Captain  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Caractacus Nicholson

1855

A ship of ~900 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Caravan  

1856

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Carinthia Cunard Line

1956

Used on the Liverpool to Montreal route up to 1966.
Carmania Cunard Line

1905

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York
Carn Tual W. Wheatley

1877

A barque of 526 tons that was built 1859 and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Carnalie  

1848

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Carnarvon H. Jones

1856

A brig of 238 tons built 1852 at Port Madoc and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for Vera Cruz [W015].
Carnarvon Bay Ship Carnarvon Bay Ltd.

1908

A ship of 1932 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Carnatic  

1778

French East Indiaman brought by a privateer to Liverpool [12].
Carnatic  

1848

British registered ship used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Caroline R. Davies

1853

A ship of ~700 tons that was built 1850 and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for Port Adelaide [W015].
Caroline N. Tuite

1855

A brigantine of ~100 tons that was built 1851 and registered in Liverpool. Sailed for Australia [W015].
Caroline W. Sharpe

1855

A ship of ~900 tons that was built 1852 and registered in Liverpool. Sailed for Australia [W015].
Caroline The Carron Co.

1878

A steamer of 646 tons that was built in Liverpool by T. Royden & Sons [W015].
Caroline Middleton J. Brown

1854

A ship of ~1000 tons that was registered in Liverpool. Sailed for Hobart Town [W015].
Caronia Cunard

1903

Used on the Liverpool to New York route [13].
Caronia Cunard

1999

Named in Liverpool in front of the former world headquarters of the line.
Caronica  

1908

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Carpathia  

1902

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Queenstown and Boston. Arrived New York April 18th, 1912 with 700 "Titanic" survivors.
Carrick  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Carrysforth Wickstead

1798

A ship of 781 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for the Baltic Sea [W015].
Carthaginian Allan Line

1886

Used on the Liverpool to Baltimore route.
Caspian (SS) Allan Line

1870

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. Used as Royal Mail steamer used on the Liverpool to Quebec crossings [08].
Cassandra Page & Co.

1832

A ship of 289 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for New York [W015].
Castilian Miller & Co.

1858

A ship of 1064 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for St.John,New Brunswick [W015].
Castlehead  

1869

Used on the Liverpool to Sydney route [Records of Joseph Price].
Catalonia Cunard Line

1881

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Cataraqui  

1846

Departed Liverpool on 20 April 1846 and 414 lives were lost off Australia.
Cavalier  

1872

A barque [Records of Joseph Price].
Cedric White Star

1902

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York.
Celtic  

1881

[Records of Joseph Price].
Celtic White Star

1901

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York.
Celtic Monarch Parry, Jones & Co.

1884

A ship of 2119 tons that was registered in Liverpool[W015].
Cephalonia Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1887

A barque of 5517 tons that was built in 1882 and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Champion  

1843

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Champion of the Seas Black Ball Line

1854

Built for the Liverpool line.
Chance Robinson & Co.

1764

A sailing vessel of 60 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Chance Coltart & Co.

1853

A ship of ~1000 tons built in 1851 that was registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Chancellor A Cassels

1860

Registered in Liverpool. Used on the Liverpool to New York route. [Lloyds Register]
Channing  

1848

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Chaos  

1841

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Charity African Steam Ship Company

1853

Registered in Liverpool [Lloyds Register].
Charlemagne  

1846

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Charles Holland & Co.

1812

A brig of 130 tons that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Charles Buck  

1855

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Charles Chaloner  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans and New York routes.
Charles Crocker  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Charles Crooke  

1853

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Charleston Packet  

1809

Broke embargo on American ships sailing to foreign ports and sailed into Liverpool
Charles Wharton Holingworth

1830

A ship of 396 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Charlotte  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Charming Jenny Laythorn & Co.

1764

A ship of 80 tons built in 1750 that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Charming Jenny  

1764

A ship of 150 tons built in 1756 that was registered in Liverpool [W015].
Charming Polly  

1775

Sailed from Antigua to Liverpool[Lloyds Evening Post].
Charter  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to St.John route.
Chatnarin  

1850

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Cherbourg Cunard   Used between Liverpool and Europe.
Cheshire Bibby Line

1927

Used on the Liverpool to Rangoon route.
Chicago Guion Line

1866

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Chieftain  

1843

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route.
Children Gordon & Co.

1825

A bark of 254 tons built in Liverpool but later wrecked in 1839 [W015].
Childwall C.W. Kellock

1887

An iron barque of 1334 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Chillianwallah J. Roche

1868

A ship of 1249 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for New York [W015].
Chimborazo  

1855

Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route.
China J. Johnson

1840

A ship of 618 tons built in 1835 and registered in Liverpool [W015].
China Cunard

1862

Cunard’s first purpose built emigrant ship with screw propellers.
Chippewa  

1848

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Christiana Carnell J. Johnson

1868

A brig of 193 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Christina Catto & Co.

1852

A barque of ~240 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for Singapore [W015].
Chrysolite Taylor & Co.

1855

A ship of ~500 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed for China [W015].
Chusan  

1848

A Dumbarton built barque of 482 tons [Records of Joseph Price].
Cincinnatus Coates & Griswold Line

1820

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Cintra Bibby & Co.

1855

A steamer of ~500 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Circassian North Atlantic Steam Navigation Co

1856

Maiden voyage was from Liverpool but terminated by gales. Used on the Liverpool to St.Johns,Halifax and Portland routes.
Circassian (SS) Allan Line

1873

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. Used as a Royal Mail steamer [08].
Cisneros MacAndrews & Co. Ltd.

1938

A steamer of 1886 tons surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
City of Antwerp Inman Line

1867

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of Baltimore Inman Line

1855

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Marseilles
City of Berlin Inman Line

1875

Ran between Liverpool and New York and used by emigrants.
City of Boston Inman Line

1870

Vanished between New York and Liverpool on 25th January 1870 with the loss of around 177 lives.
City of Brooklyn  

1871

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
City of Brussels (SS) Inman Line

1869

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of Carlisle  

1877

Used on the Liverpool to San Francisco route [Records of Joseph Price].
City of Chester Inman Line

1873

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of Chicago Inman Line

1883

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of Cork Inman Line

1863

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of Dublin Inman Line

1864

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of Glasgow Philadelphia Steamship Company [Inman Line]

1850

Left Liverpool 1 March 1854 for Philadelphia but was lost at sea.
City of Limerick Inman Line

1863

Used on the Liverpool to New York via Queenstown route.
City of Lincoln J. Johnson

1853

A ship of ~800 tons built in 1847 and registered in Liverpool. Sailed for Australia [W015].
City of Lincoln Thistle Line

1881

Used on the Liverpool to New York route. Previoulsy named Massachusetts.
City of London W. Inman

1874

A ship of 2765 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
City of Manchester Philadelphia Steamship Company [Inman Line]

1851

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Philadelphia.
City of Mobile  

1857

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
City of Montreal (SS)  

1878

Used on the Liverpool to New York route [W006].
City of New York  

1858

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
City of New York Inman Line

1861

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of New York Inman Line

1865

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. Originally named Delaware.
City of Paris Inman Line

1888

Built at Clydebank and launched 1888 she was a regular on the Liverpool-New York route and won the Blue Ribband on her second transatlantic voyage.
City of Rangoon Ellerman Lines

1939

A schooner of 6635 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
City of Richmond  

1876

Used on the Liverpool to New York route [W0 ].
City of Rome Philadelphia Steamship Company [Inman Line]

1881

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
City of Vienna Allan Line

1906

Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route.
City of Washington Inman Line

1855

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Marseilles.
Claiborne  

1843

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Clara Symes Broadbent

1850

A barque of ~850 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Clara Wheeler  

1854

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Clarence  

1884

Was burnt and sunk after getting rammed [Records of Joseph Price].
Cleator Blue Funnel Line

1854

Built in Liverpool and the second ship for the Liverpool based line owned by Holt.
Clement Booth Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1947

A steamer of 5051 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Cleveland Barry

1839

A ship of 386 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Calcutta [W015].
Clifton  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Clwyd Clwyd Steamship Co

1917

Liverpool steel steamship of 289 tons gross in collision and lost near Isle of Man [20].
Clyde  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Cochis  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Cockermouth P. Iredale & Porter Ltd.

1904

A ship of 1337 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Codillera  

1876

[Records of Joseph Price].
Coeur de Lion Fisher & Co.

1834

Ship used on the Liverpool to Montreal route [Records of Joseph Price][W015].
Colombo  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Colombo A.L. Coltart

1870

A ship of 987 tons built in 1868 and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Colonial  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Colonist  

1852

Sailed from Liverpool to New York.
Colorado Guion Line

1867

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Columba Sandback, Tinne & Co.

1881

A ship of 1794 tons built in Liverpool by W. H. Potter & Son and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Columbia Cunard

1841

Used on the Liverpool to New York and Halifax routes.
Columbia Anchor Line

1875

Used on the Liverpool to Halifax route.
Columbia Neptune Shipping Company

1954

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec via Belfast route.
Columbiana  

1846

Used on the Liverpool to Boston route.
Columbine McLenan & Co.

1854

A brig of 180 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed for Australia [W015].
Columbus Black Ball

1834

Packet ship sailing from New York to Liverpool [Montreal Gazette].
Columbus Dominion Line

1903

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Boston. Was later renamed 'Republic'.
Commerce  

1804

Bark used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia and (in 1847) the Liverpool to St.John route.
Commerce City of Dublin Steam Packet Co

1843

Liverpool to Dublin [G-1843].
Commodore Barrow & Co.

1835

A barque of 203 tons built at Newport and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Concord  

1698

Used on the Liverpool to Virginia route.
Conde De Patmella  

1820

Steamship crossing from Liverpool to Brazil.
Confiance Scott

1852

1200 ton vessel used on the Liverpool to Geelong, Australia route. The owner and master was Joseph Price [Records of Joseph Price][W015].
Congress  

1835

Took part in an historic race of twelve packets from New York to Liverpool [16].
Conheath R. Thompson

1853

A barque of ~300 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Cape of Good Hope [W015].
Conqueror  

1852

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Consignment  

1863

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Constellation  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Constitution  

1868

British ship crossing from Liverpool to New York.
Continent  

1852

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Conway  

1859

Sold to Mercantile Association in Liverpool.
Conway (HMS)  

1891

Training ship that was moored on the Mersey.
Coptic White Star Line

1881

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York.
Cora Linn R. Penney

1869

A barque of 560 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Singapore [W015].
Corea Martin & Co.

1850

A ship of ~700 tons that was surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Corinthian Messick & Co.

1832

A ship of 503 tons built in 1822 that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Baltimore [W015].
Corinthian Allan Line

1900

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal.
Corker  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Cornelia  

1846

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Cornelia Lawrence  

1855

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Cornelius Bruce & Co.

1832

A snow of 204 tons built in 1817 that was surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Rio de Janeiro [W015].
Cornelius Grimmell  

1854

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Corsican Hero  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Countess of Elgin Holderness

1857

A barque of ~1100 tons built at Quebec in 1852 and registered in Liverpool [W015].
County Antrim  

1895

A barque of 1241 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Courier  

1848

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Courtenay Sharpe

1849

A ship of 608 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to New Orleans [W015].
Craignair Cragnair Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1905

A schooner of 105 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Creole  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Crescent Thompson

1796

A ship of 255 tons constructed in Liverpool. Sailed to Africa [W015].
Crescent City J. Beazley

1863

A ship of ~800 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Cressington E.F. & W. Roberts

1902

A ship of 2208 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Crimea Stuckey

1857

A ship of 1080 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Cromwell  

1850

Used on the Liverpool to Boston route.
Crown Princess  

2009

A large cruise ship visiting Liverpool.
Criffel  

1866

A barque used on the Liverpool to Lima route [Records of Joseph Price].
Crusader J. Johnson

1839

A ship of ~600 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Sydney [W015].
Cumbrian P. Iredale & Son

1882

A barque of 1083 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Cunliffe  

 

Liverpool ship whose mate Thomas Ashburner got "freedom of the borough" for sucessfully clearing his ship of French attackers after his captain had fallen [11].
Curler  

1833

Used on the Liverpool to Hobart Town, Australia route.
Cuthbert  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to Boston route.
Cuthbert Booth Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1908

A schooner of 3563 tons built in 1906 and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Cuzco Pacific Steam Navigation Co

1871

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro.
Cyclops Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1942

A steamer of 9076 tons built in 1906 and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Cynosure  

1855

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Cypran  

1881

[Records of Joseph Price].
Cyrenian S.S. Cyrenian Co. Ltd.

1874

A schooner of 1437 tons built by Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool [W015].
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