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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]

Hahnemann Stuart & Co.

1867

A ship of 1328 tons (built 1861) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Haidee Ridley & Son

1856

A brig of ~150 tons (built 1835) surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Hajeen Bedouin Steam Navigation Co.

1888

A schooner of 2821 tons (built 1885) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Halcyon  

1838

Used on the Liverpool to St.Thomas route [Records of Joseph Price].
Halewood Leyland Shipping Company

1885

Built for Leyland Shipping Company of Liverpool.
Halls Hall & Co.

1816

A brig of 227 tons (built 1816) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to St.Thomas [W015].
Hamilton Halkett & Co.

1816

A barque of 310 tons built and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Philadelphia and Demerara [W015].
Hampden  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Hannah  

1771

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

1860

Ship of 1130 tons used on the Liverpool to Sydney(NSW) route [Sydney Port Register].
Hannah Sprague  

1842

Used on the Liverpool to Baltimore route.
Hannover  

1842

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Hanoverian Leyland Line

1902

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Boston. Later renamed 'Mayflower'.
Hansa Black Ball Line

1848

Maiden voyage New York to Liverpool.
Hansa B Grovermann & Co

1858

Bark sailed from Liverpool but captain fell overboard and she returned to port.
Hare  

1771

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

1843

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

1846

Advertised as "bound for Liverpool" and "wants 400 bales of cotton" at Mobile, Alabama [The Mobile Register & Herald].
Harriett  

1771

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

1846

A schooner of 125 tons (built 1843) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Newfoundland [W015].
Hartley  

1849

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Harvest Queen  

1858

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Hastings Johnson & Co.

1857

A ship of 1132 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Havannah  

1811

Royal Navy frigate built in Liverpool [11].
Haverford American Line

1902

Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route.
Hawke William Davenport

1779

A slave ship which made exceptionally high profits on the "trading triangle".
Hazard  

1771

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

1843

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route.
Hecate Ocean Steam Ship Co.

1885

A schooner of 968 tons built by W.H. Potter & Sons in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Hecla  

1863

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Hector  

1771

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

1845

Bark.
Helen Thompson Wilson & Co.

1841

A ship of ~500 tons (built 1840) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Greenock and the West Indies [W015].
Helena Fitzgerald

1850

A barque of ~350 tons (built 1846) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015].
Hellespont Captain P. Pratt & Co.

1829

A ship of 380 tons (built 1829) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Boston [W015].
Helvetia National Line

1864

Built for the Liverpool line and used on the Liverpool to New York route. In 1866 had an outbreak of cholera onboard [Records of Joseph Price].
Hemisphere  

1852

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Henry  

1842

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Henry Clay  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Henry Fernie Wright & Co.

1861

A ship of 1550 tons (built 1860) sailing between St.John, New Brunswick and Liverpool [W015].
Henry Shelton  

1842

Used on the Liverpool to Baltimore route.
Henry Stanley Elder Dempster Lines Ltd.

1942

A ship of 5026 tons (built 1929) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Henry Ware  

1849

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Herald  

1833

Used on the Liverpool to Baltimore route.
Herald Qualtrough

1850

A smack of 60 tons (built Isle of Man 1848) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed on coastal trade [W015].
Herald of The Morning Fernie & Co.

1857

A ship of ~1400 tons (built 1854) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Hercules Holderness

1837

A ship of ~800 tons (built 1836) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015].
Hercules Steam Ship Hercules Co. Ltd.

1884

A steamer of 1155 tons (built 1881 with engine by J. Jones & Sons in Liverpool) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Hercyna Holderness

1861

A ship of ~800 tons (built 1849) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Quebec [W015].
Hermione R P Houston & Co

1901

Bought for use on the Liverpool to South America route by the Liverpool based company. Struck a mine in 1917.
Hero of Malown Dirom & Co.

1839

A ship of 482 tons (built 1820) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Bombay [W015].
Hero of Sidon  

1843

Bark transferred to Liverpool registry.
Heroine Roy & Co.

1834

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route, the ship carried several hundred Irish emigrants travelling to Refugio Colony in Texas. A ship of 340 tons (built 1827) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Herschel Byrne

1865

Liverpool owner.
Hesperian Allan Line

1910

Chartered to Canadian Pacific for single round voyage from Liverpool to St.John.
Hibernia  

1834

Packet ship sailing from New York to Liverpool[Montreal Gazette].
Hibernia Cunard

1843

Used on the Halifax to Liverpool route.
Hibernia Dunn

1852

A ship of ~1000 tons (built 1850) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Port Philipp [W015].
Hibernian Montreal Ocean Steamship Co

1861

Maiden voyage Liverpool to Quebec.
Hibernian (SS) Allan Line

1863

Royal Mail steamer used on the Liverpool to Quebec and Portland, Maine crossings [08].
Higginson Owen & Son

1814

A barque of ~500 tons built in Liverpool [W015].
Highland Enterprise Nelson Line

1903

Used on the Liverpool to River Plate crossings.
Highland Heather Nelson Line

1904

Used on the Liverpool to River Plate crossings.
Highland Laddie Nelson Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

1910

A schooner of 7381 tons built by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. in Birkenhead [W015].
Highland Laird Nelson Line

1899

Used on the Liverpool to River Plate crossings.
Highland Mary Nelson Line

1891

Used on the Liverpool to River Plate crossings.
Hilarius British & South American Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

1908

A schooner of 3147 tons (built 1894) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Hilary Booth Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1947

A passenger liner of 7403 tons (built 1931) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Hindoo Daniel C Bacon

1844

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

1842

Built by Thomas Wilson & Son of Liverpool.
Hippolyta Heap & Son

1856

A ship of 853 tons (built 1856) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Hockenhill  

1716

Used on the Liverpool to St. Kitts route.
Hodge Fazakerly & Co.

1761

A ship of 150 tons built in Liverpool. Sailed to Tortola [W015].
Hoghton Tower  

1870

A ship of 1598 tons (built 1869 in Birkenhead) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia and South America [W015].
Holland National Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1882

A steam barque of 3847 tons (built 1862 with engine by J. Jack & Co. in Liverpool) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Honorius British & South American Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

1910

A steamer of 3476 tons (built 1899) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Hoogly G.C. Trufant

1879

A ship of 1336 tons (built 1868) surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Hope  

1820

Used on the Liverpool to Baltimore and New Orleans routes.
Horizon  

1856

Used on the Liverpool to Boston route.
Hospodar J. Hargrove

1879

A ship of 1625 tons (built 1875) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Hotspur J. Wilson

1856

A ship of ~1600 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Hottinguer  

1846

Packet ship used on the New York to Liverpool route.
Howard  

1834

Packet ship sailing from New York to Liverpool[Montreal Gazette].
Hubert Booth Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1947

A steamer of 4224 tons (built 1946) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Hull  

1563

Arrived in Liverpool.
Hungarian (SS) Allan Line

1858

A ship of 2200 tons. Her maiden voyage in 1859 was Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. Left Liverpool in 1860 and was lost with all 237 lives, off Cape Sable Island.
Huronian Allan Line

1902

Disappeared on a Halifax to New York crossing.
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