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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] |
| La Belle | Hutchinson | 1849 |
A barque of ~400 tons (built 1845) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Ceylon [W015]. |
| La Escocesa | 1869 |
Used on the Liverpool to Sydney route [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| La Marguerite | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1894 |
Steamer built [23]. |
| La Rochelle | 1873 |
Three mast square rigged ship at Liverpool. | |
| La Zingara | T. Royden | 1860 |
A barque of 287 tons built by Royden in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015]. |
| Labrador | H. Kettan | 1812 |
A brig of 198 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015]. |
| Labrador | Dominion Line | 1891 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. |
| Laconia | Cunard Line | 1912 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. Also used on the Liverpool to Boston route. |
| Ladstock | T. Connell | 1887 |
A barque of 857 tons (built 1876) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lady Amherst | Philips | 1824 |
A brig of 130 tons (built 1823) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Longhorn [W015]. |
| Lady Amherst | Phillips | 1849 |
A ship of 446 tons (built 1824) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Sydney [W015]. |
| Lady Clarendon | Houghton | 1860 |
A ship of 1344 tons (built 1856) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
| Lady East | 1833 |
A ship of 651 tons (built 1818) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New South Wales [W015]. | |
| Lady Elma Bruce | De Wolf | 1856 |
A ship of ~1000 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
| Lady Falkland | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
| Lady Franklin | Baker & Co. | 1852 |
A ship of ~400 tons (built 1851) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to West Indies [W015]. |
| Lady Gallatin | 1820 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Lady Hobart | Dempsey | 1850 |
A barque of ~700 tons (built 1849) registered in Liverpool [W015]. Used on the Liverpool to New York route. |
| Lady Lilford | Scott & Co. | 1839 |
A ship of ~600 tons (built 1838) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to South Australia [W015]. |
| Lady of the Lake | 1843 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route. | |
| Lady Raffles | Osborne | 1841 |
A barque of ~300 tons (built 1840) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Sydney [W015]. |
| Lady Russell | 1854 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
| Lady Sherbrooke | T. Logan | 1831 |
A ship of ~380 tons (built 1813) surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lady Sleigh | 1864 |
Blew up in an accident [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| Lafian | United Africa Co. Ltd | 1847 |
A steamer of 7221 tons (built 1843) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lagoda | Brewster & Co | 1831 |
A ship of 329 tons (built 1826) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Boston and Duxbury [W015]. |
| Lake Champlain | Elder Dempster Line | 1900 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. Also used on the Liverpool to St.Johns route. |
| Lake Erie | Allan Line | 1904 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec / St.Johns route. |
| Lake Manitoba | Beaver Line | 1901 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. |
| Lake Michigan | Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Ltd. | 1908 |
A schooner of 8200 tons (built 1902) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lake Nepigon | Beaver Line | 1895 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. |
| Lake Ontario | Elder Dempster Line | 1902 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route. |
| Lake Patos | W. Larmour | 1887 |
A schooner of 123 tons (built 1884) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lake Simcoe | Elder Dempster Line | 1901 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal route. |
| Lake Superior | Beaver Line | 1899 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route. |
| Lalla | Wilson & Co. | 1843 |
A brig of 177 tons built in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Mediterranean [W015]. |
| Lamb | 1682 |
A ship of 130 tons used on the Liverpool to Delaware route, it was one of William Penn's fleet of 23 and the 17th to arrive, containing mainly Yorkshire and Lancashire families [15]. | |
| Lammershagen | Robert M Sloman | 1869 |
Iron sailing ship at Liverpool. |
| Lancashire | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Lancaster | Steam Ship Lancaster Co. Ltd. | 1889 |
A schooner of 1746 tons (built 1881) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lancashire Witch | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Lancastria | Cunard Line | 1922 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route. In 1945 it was sunk with major loss of life off the coast of France when hit by the Nazis. |
| Lapland | Red Star Line | 1914 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. |
| Lark | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Lark | 1805 |
A brig of 163 tons (built 1796) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New England [W015]. | |
| Larnaca | Steam Ship Larnaca Co. Ltd. | 1890 |
A schooner of 1732 tons (built 1899) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Las Flor del Plata | 1866 |
Used on the Liverpool to Buenos Aires route [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| Laurel | Tarleton | 1708 |
Vessel of 200 tons which took manufactured goods to America. |
| Laurentic | 1909 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. | |
| Laurentic | 1927 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York. | |
| Lawrence | 1864 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Leasowe | 1951 |
Mersey ferry boat built [23]. | |
| Leila | 1842 |
Used on the Liverpool to Baltimore route. | |
| Leith | D. McGregor | 1870 |
A steamer of 1408 tons (built 1867) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to China [W015]. |
| Lelia | Confederate Navy | 1865 |
Built in 1864 by Miller & Sons of Brunswick Dock, she foundered in Liverpool Bay on her maiden voyage with loss of Commander Arthur Sinclair of the Confederate Navy. |
| Leo | 1847 |
Brig used on the Liverpool to Port of Quebec route. | |
| Letitia | Donaldson Line | 1924 |
Maiden voyage was Glasgow to Liverpool. |
| Leven | 1925 |
A steamer of 102 tons (built 1876) registered in Liverpool [W015]. | |
| Leverpoole | 1702 |
Privateer ship sailing from Liverpool under Captain John Ward [11]. | |
| Leviathan | 1852 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Lexington | Fisk & Co. | 1833 |
A ship of 245 tons (built 1829) surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Liberian | United Africa Co. Ltd. | 1937 |
A steamer of 5205 tons (built 1936) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Liberty | 1698 |
Used between Liverpool and Virginia. | |
| Liberty | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Liberty | Kean & Co. | 1796 |
A ship of 250 tons (built 1793) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Philadelphia [W015]. |
| Liberty | Ward & Co. | 1801 |
A ship of 160 tons (built 1792) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New Providence [W015]. |
| Liberty | 1843 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Liebig | 1867 |
Hamburg sailing ship used between New York and Liverpool. | |
| Lightning | Black Ball | 1854 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Port Phillip Heads. The Liverpool clipper owned by James Baines & Co which set a record of 63 days crossing from Melbourne to Liverpool. Also used Liverpool to Boston route. |
| Lilly | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Lily | Hatten & Coolson | 1852 |
Liverpool ship of 196 tons gross wrecked off the coast of Isle of Man after leaving Liverpool [20]. |
| Limena | W. Nicol | 1864 |
A barque of 392 tons (built 1856) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015]. |
| Limesfield | Zillah Shipping & Carrying Co Ltd | 1918 |
Liverpool ship of 427 tons gross shelled by UB57 and lost [20]. |
| Lincluden Castle | Moore & Co. | 1858 |
A ship of ~1000 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Aden [W015]. |
| Linda | Vining & Co. | 1856 |
A ship of 345 tons (built 1850) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015]. |
| Little Ben | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Little Cherub | J. Simms | 1820 |
A ship of 247 tons (built 1804) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Philadelphia [W015]. |
| Little Mary | Holt & Co. | 1819 |
A brig of 85 tons. Sailed to Liverpool from Dublin [W015]. |
| Little Will | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Lively | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Lively | Thompson | 1811 |
Surveyed in Liverpool and destined for Quebec. |
| Liverpool | 1741 |
A frigate of 681 tons used until 1756. | |
| Liverpool | 1757 |
Liverpool privateer captained by William Hutchinson which captured a bigger French ship [11][12]. | |
| Liverpool | 1758 |
A ship of 587 tons used until 1778. | |
| Liverpool | 1814 |
A ship of 1247 tons used until 1822. | |
| Liverpool | 1820 |
Lost after striking a reef off the coast of Africa [Liverpool Mercury]. | |
| Liverpool | Robinson | 1845 |
A bark of 514 tons (built 1833) registered and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015]. |
| Liverpool (SS) | Transatlantic Steamship Company | 1837 |
Built in Liverpool at the Humble & Milcrest yard and the first two funelled steamer to cross the Atlantic. The ship was 1150 tons and made seven Liverpool to New York voyages. Was sold to P&O Line in 1840 and renamed "Great Liverpool". It was wrecked in 1846. [08] |
| Liverpool | New Line | 1843 |
Sailing ship. |
| Liverpool | Brain & Son | 1852 |
A brigantine of 125 tons registered and surveyed in Bristol [W015]. |
| Liverpool | 1860 |
A ship of 1195 tons used until 1875. | |
| Liverpool | 1909 |
A ship of 4800 tons used until 1921. | |
| Liverpool | Sligo Steam Navigation Co | 1916 |
A ship of 686 tons gross left Liverpool for Sligo, struck a mine and was lost [20]. |
| Liverpool | 1937 |
A ship of 9400 tons used until 1958. | |
| Liverpool Merchant | 1700 |
First recorded Liverpool slaver which sold 220 negroes at Barbados. | |
| Liverpool Packet | McCalmat | 1820 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia and Baltimore routes. |
| Livingstone | J. Steel | 1840 |
A ship of 467 tons built in Liverpool and registered and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Sydney [W015]. |
| Lizette | J. Neill | 1887 |
A bark of 371 tons registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Llala | 1882 |
Used on the Liverpool to Sydney route [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| Lobelia | J. Ledgett | 1862 |
A ship of ~800 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
| Lochlibo | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Locomotive | Powell & Co. | 1867 |
A brig of 193 tons registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lombardy | D. MacIver & Co. Ltd. | 1939 |
A steamer of 3379 tons registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| London | Blue Swallowtail Line | 1848 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston and New York routes. [Lloyds Register] |
| Loodianah | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Looshtauk | Edmonds | 1847 |
A ship of ~600 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New Orleans [W015]. |
| Lord Ashburton | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route [Web 06]. | |
| Lord Cassills | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Lord Clive | G M Papayanni | 1871 |
Built for the Liverpool owner and used on the Liverpool to Quebec and Boston routes. |
| Lord Dufferin | 1859 |
Surveyed in Liverpool. | |
| Lord Gough | G M Papayanni | 1878 |
A barque of 3655 tons registered in Liverpool [W015]. Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Philadelphia. |
| Lord Landon | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
| Lord North | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Lord Sandon | 1848 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
| Lorton | Nelson & Company | 1862 |
Liverpool owned barque [Lloyds Register]. |
| Louisa | 1827 |
A ship of 382 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Savanah [W015]. | |
| Loyalty | 1698 |
Used on the Liverpool to Virginia route. | |
| Lucania | Cunard | 1893 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York. Transatlantic ship used by emigrants sailing from Liverpool. |
| Luciania | Cunard | 1893 |
Luxury liner. |
| Lucy | J Monks & Co Ltd | 1899 |
Liverpool owned ship of 155 tons gross [20]. |
| Lucy Thompson | 1856 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Ludgate Hill | Steam Ship Ludgate Hill Co. Ltd. | 1881 |
A barque of 4162 tons registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Luis Vives | La Roda Hermanes | 1910 |
Sank off Scilly Isles on Valencia to Liverpool passage. |
| Lusitania | Elder Dempster | 1900 |
Used on the Liverpool to Halifax route. |
| Lusitania | Cunard | 1907 |
The huge luxury liner was torpedoed by the German U-20 submarine on 7th May 1915 off the Irish coast before completing it’s journey from New York to Liverpool. The picture shows her at New York. |
| Lycia | African Steam Ship Co. | 1894 |
A schooner of 3282 tons registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lynx | McMeir | 1847 |
A schooner of ~100 tons registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Lyon | 1682 |
A Liverpool ship of 90 tons and one of William Penn's fleet of 23. It was the 7th to arrive in America and contained the first of the Welsh settlers [15]. |
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