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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.

All information provided here is believed to be correct. However, no responsibility can be taken by the author for the consequence of any error in information on this web site. The numbers in brackets after the notes indicate the source reference.

Name

Company

Year

Event [Reference Source]

E A Soullard Vaughan

1854

A ship of ~800 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Acapulco [W015].
E Buckley  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
E Z  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Eagle  

1808

A brig of 180 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Africa [W015].
Earl of Buckinghamshire Leitch & Co.

1821

A ship of 593 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Nova Scotia [W015].
Earl of Charlemont  

1851

A clipper of 1500 tons used on the Liverpool to Sydney route.
Earl of Chester  

1867

Lost near Holyhead bound for India [Records of Joseph Price].
Earl of Elgin Bagehot & Co.

1853

A ship of ~1000 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Earl of Hillsborough  

1764

A ship of 200 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015].
Earl of Lathom  

1915

While carrying a cargo from Ireland to Liverpool was sank by a German U-Boat shortly before the Lusitania was lost.
Earl of Sefton  

1854

Built in Liverpool.
East Coubourgh

1863

A ship of 1153 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Eastern Chief  

1861

[Records of Joseph Price].
Eastern Coast Coast Lines Ltd.

1919

A schooner of 1607 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Ebba Brahe J. De Wolf

1858

A ship of 1437 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Echo  

1841

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Eclipse Darbyshire

1852

A ship of ~400 tons built and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Bahia, New Zealand & South America [W015].
Eddgar  

1863

Part of The Channel Fleet visiting the Mersey [Records of Joseph Price].
Eden Hall Hall Line Ltd.

1905

A schooner of 3610 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Edgar  

1771

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

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Edinburgh Inman Line

1859

First voyage with new owner from Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Edinburgh Castle Castle Line

1872

Maiden voyage from Liverpool to South America.
Edith Byrne Byrne

1857

Built by Canada Works of Birkenhead and registered in Liverpool.
Egori African Steam Ship Co

1927

A steamer of 4998 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Egremont  

1952

Mersey ferry boat built [23].
Egypt National Line

1871

Built in Liverpool. Ran between Liverpool and New York and used by emigrants.
Egyptian F. Leyland & Co.

1876

A steamer of 2068 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Eilian D. Richardson

1913

A schooner of 140 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
El Dorado  

1850

Surveyed in Liverpool.
El Dorado Muir & Co.

1861

A barque (built 1852) of 385 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Eleanor  

1698

Liverpool ship arriving at Virginia Colony.
Eleanor Lancaster Laidman

1840

A ship (built 1839) of ~400 tons surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Eleanora Wallace

1843

A barque (built 1837) of 319 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Jamaica, Bahia & Singapore [W015].
Elissa  

1877

An iron barque built by Alexander Hall (Aberdeen) for Liverpool owner Henry Fowler Watt who used it as a merchant ship until 1897. She sailed to many places including Galveston, Texas where now preserved.
Eliza  

1833

Used on the Liverpool to Sydney route. Privateer ship sailing from Liverpool [11].
Eliza Haywood  

1834

A new ship used between Maryport and Liverpool [Records of Joseph Price].
Eliza Morrison Granger

1850

A ship (built 1845 Quebec) of ~700 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Mobile [W015].
Elizabeth  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Elizabeth Colin Watson

1815

40 ton steam paddle ship which arrived at Liverpool from the Clyde in July 1815. First steamboat on the Mersey [08].
Elizabeth  

1838

Used on various voyages to/from Liverpool to/from places in North and South America [Records of Joseph Price].
Elizabeth Bold & Co.

1844

A ship (built 1840 New Brunswick) of 950 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to New South Wales [W015].
Elizabeth J. Le Mon

1848

A ship (built 1844 Quebec) of ~600 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New Orleans [W015].
Elizabeth J. Cook & Co.

1857

A ship (built 1856 St.John,NB) of 770 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to North America [W015].
Elizabeth & Ann  

1716

Used on the Liverpool to Yorktown, Virginia route.
Elizabeth Dentley  

1848

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Elizabeth Ostle  

1869

Used on the Liverpool to Bombay route [Records of Joseph Price].
Ellen  

 

A small Livepool ship that fought a larger Spanish Royal Navy ship [12].
Ellen  

1851

British registered ship used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Ellen Austin  

1859

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Ellen Maria  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Ellerslie  

1850

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Ellis  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Ellora J. Blyth & Co.

1855

A barque of 1727 tons built by Laird Brothers in Liverpool [W015].
Elmfield Zillah Shipping & Carrying Co. Ltd.

1941

A steamer (built 1925) of 450 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Elsie  

1852

Bark used the New York to Liverpool route.
Elsinore  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Elvira Owen  

1853

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Elysia Anchor Line

1873

Used on the Glasgow to Liverpool and Bombay route.
Emblem  

1842

Used on the Liverpool to New York and New Orleans routes.
Emerald  

1842

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Emerald  

1863

Part of The Channel Fleet visiting the Mersey [Records of Joseph Price].
Emerald Isle  

1854

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Emigrant  

1848

Used on the Liverpool to New York route [Web 06].
Emma Holt

 

Recorded in the Mersey in a painting by Samual Walters.
Empire  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans and Liverpool to New York routes.
Empire II  

1858

US ship used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Empire Queen  

1852

Used on the Liverpool to Mobile (Alabama) route [Web 06].
Empire Chamois Booth Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1947

A steamer (built 1918) of 5684 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Empire State  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Empress Eugenie  

1861

A Liverpool iron screw steamer of 582 tons gross built by Rennie,Johnson & Rankin in 1855 and lost near the Isle of Man.
Empress Eugenie  

1872

Sailed under Captain Rich [Records of Joseph Price].
Empress of Australia Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1953

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal routes.
Empress of Britain Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1905

Maiden voyage Liverpool to Quebec.
Empress of Britain Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1956

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal routes.
Empress of Canada Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1961

Used on the Liverpool to Montreal route and became the last CPRC liner in service making its last voyage from Liverpool in 1971.
Empress of China Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1891

Made maiden voyage from Liverpool to Vancouver.
Empress of England Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1957

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal routes.
Empress of Ireland Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1906

Built at Glasgow in 1906. Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. On 28 May 1914, she departed Quebec for Liverpool but collided with "Storstad" in the St Lawrence River.
Empress of Russia Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1913

Made maiden voyage from Liverpool to Hong Kong.
Empress of The Sea H. Wilson

1865

A ship of 1243 tons used on the St.Johns to Liverpool route [W015].
Empress Queen Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

1897

 
England National Line

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Enoch Bernard  

1863

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Enoch Train  

1854

Used on the Liverpool to Boston and New Orleans routes.
Enterprise  

1779

Liverpool owned privateer.
Enterprise  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Envoy Tonge & Co.

1864

A barque (built 1860) of 309 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Vancouver [W015].
Epaminondas Granger & Co.

1863

A ship (built 1850 Quebec) of ~1100 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Aden [W015].
Ericsson Collier Line

1856

A slow vessel used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Erin National Line

1864

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York.
Erin Go Bragh Fisher & Co.

1839

A ship of ~400 tons registered in Liverpool and sailed to Montreal [W015]. Also used on the Liverpool to New York route (1851).
Erin's Queen  

1848

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Escort  

1862

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Esmeralda Black Star Line

1850

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Esmok Megaw & Co.

1866

A ship of 854 tons (built 1859) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to New Zealand [W015].
Essex  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Esther Sparks & Co.

1835

A ship of 352 tons (built 1833) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Montreal [W015].
Ethiopia African Steam Ship Co.

1873

A schooner of 761 tons built by Royden in Liverpool [W015].
Etna  

 

The first Liverpool steamer.
Etna Cunard Line

1855

Arrived in Liverpool from the Clyde.
Etna A. Laming & Co.

1887

A brig of 1283 tons (built 1863) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Etolia  

1887

Used on the Liverpool to Bombay route.
Etonian Leyland Line

1915

A freighter en route between Boston and Liverpool which heard Lusitania's SOS call after she was hit by a torpedo.
Etruria Cunard Line

1885

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York.
Eturia Cunard Line

1884

 
Eudocia  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York and New Orleans routes.
Euphemia Wignall & Co.

1849

A barque of ~300 tons surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Eurasia J. & W. Goffey

1885

A ship of 1874 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Euroclydon  

1854

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Europa Cunard Line

1847

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Halifax.
Europa Johann Ingemansson Line

1887

Sailed from Miramichie for Liverpool but was never seen again.
Europe  

1834

Packet ship sailing from New York to Liverpool[Montreal Gazette].
Eurynome J. Heap

1874

A ship (built 1862) of 1163 tons registered in Liverpool [W015].
Euthuria (SS)  

1892

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Euxine P&O

1868

Paddle steamer sold to Edward Bates of Liverpool and converted to a sailing ship.
Excelsior  

1860

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Explorer McDiarmid, Greenshields & Co.

1881

A ship of 1793 tons built by W.H. Potter & Son in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool [W015].
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