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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]

M Nottenbohn  

1863

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Ma Roberts     Worlds first steel vessel built on Merseyside by John Laird and used by Dr Livingstone for his expedition up the Zambesi.
Maasdam White Star Line

1871

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Macedonia Anchor Line

1874

Used on the Liverpool to Bombay route.
Madawaska Fielding & Co.

1852

A ship of ~550 tons (built 1847) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Madge Wildfire Gilchrists Traders (Steamship) Ltd

1941

Liverpool ship of 348 tons gross lost off the Isle of Man [20].
Madison  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Magdapur Thomas & John Brocklebank Ltd.

1939

A steamer of 8641 tons (built 1921) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Magic of Penzance (The)  

1853

A schoomer bound for Liverpool from the Mediterranean [Records of Joseph Price].
Mahratta Thomas & John Brocklebank Ltd.

1899

A schooner of 5679 tons (built 1892) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Maidan  

1914

Liverpool ship bringing troops back to England from France
Maine  

1853

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Majestic White Star Line

1889

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Malakland Brocklebank Line

1940

Was in Liverpool's Huskisson Dock when it exploded full of ammunition following a fire at the dock caused by falling incendaries.
Malta W.H. Corsa

1886

A ship of 1740 tons (built 1852) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Manaar Thomas & John Brocklebank Ltd.

1939

A steamer of 7242 tons (built 1917) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Manchester  

1861

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Mangalore Thomas & John Brocklebank Ltd.

1934

A steamer of 9784 tons (built 1920) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Manhatten (SS) Black Star Line

1862

American packet ship on the Liverpool to New York route.
Manhattan Guion Line

1866

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. The first ship of the Guion Line (AKA "Liverpool & Great Western Steamship Company") [16].
Manitoban (SS) Allan Line

 

Royal Mail steamer used on the Liverpool to Quebec crossings [08].
Manx Maid  

1962

Isle of Man steamer left Liverpool on its maiden voyage [23].
Marengo  

1836

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Marcia  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Marco Polo Baines & Co.

1853

A ship of ~1500 tons (built 1851) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Mardinian Ellerman Lines Ltd.

1913

A steamer of 3322 tons registered in Liverpool. Sunk by a submarine in 1917 [W015].
Marengo Tyson

1832

A brig of 303 tons (built 1828) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015].
Margaret Hobley T. Hobley

1869

A schooner of 124 tons (built 1868) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015].
Maria J. Baines

1852

A ship of ~1000 tons (built 1849) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Maria Brand  

1830s

Recorded as being in the port of Liverpool.
Maria C Day  

1857

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Maria Lamb J. Fisher & Sons

1873

A brig of 200 tons (built 1868) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to the United States [W015].
Mariane Wardlow

1858

Surveyed in Liverpool [Lloyds Register].
Marion Gibbs & Co.

1839

A ship of ~400 tons (built 1836) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Quebec [W015].
Marion Taylor & Co.

1871

A ship of 774 tons (built 1834) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to the USA [W015].
Maritime Maritime Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1898

A schooner of 2835 tons (built 1894) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Marmion  

1826

Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route.
Marmion Stringer & Co.

1852

A barque of ~370 tons (built 1838) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Hobart Town [W015].
Marquis of Grandby  

1762

Master was Ambrose Lace.
Mars  

1771

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

1854

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Martha Jackson Hargrove & Co.

1867

A barque of 502 tons (built 1863) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Martha Ridgway Ridgway

1840

A ship of ~600 tons built in Liverpool and registered and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New Zealand [W015].
Martha Washington  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Martha Witmore  

1854

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Mary  

1807

The last Liverpool ship engaged in the African slave trade which made her final trip under Captain Hugh Crow [11].
Mary & Ann  

1847

Bark used on the Liverpool to Port of Quebec route.
Mary Ann Stuckey & Co.

1848

A barque of ~500 tons (built 1848) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Quebec [W015].
Mary Anne Wilson & Co.

1840

A barque of ~300 tons (built 1838) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Sydney [W015].
Mary Banfield Banfield

1859

A schooner of ~130 tons (built 1854) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Paramaribo [W015].
Mary Bibby  

1825

A sailing ship built in 1825 and captured in the Mersey in a painting.
Mary Campbell  

1843

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route.
Mary Catherine A. Lodge & Co.

1820

A ship of 391 tons built in Liverpool and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New South Wales [W015].
Mary Slessor Elder Dempster Lines Ltd.

1943

A ship of 5027 tons (built 1930) registered in Liverpool. Sunk by mine in 1943 [W015].
Marys  

1841

A snow of ~190 tons (built 1838) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Messina [W015].
Massachusetts  

1846

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Massachusetts Warren Line

1876

Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. Previously named Manhattan.
Matadi Palm Palm Line Ltd.

1949

A tanker of 6246 tons (built 1948) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Matilda & Susan Fry

1822

A brig of 125 tons that sailed to Liverpool [W015].
Matilda Wattenbach J J Melhuish

1854

Registered in Liverpool [Lloyds Register].
Matty  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Mauritania Taylor, Cameron & Co.

1882

A steamer of 764 tons (built 1871) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Mauritania Cunard

1906

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. A 32,500 ton luxury liner and sister ship to the Lusitania.
May  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Mayflower Dominion Line

1903

Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. Previously named 'Hanoverian'.
Maypocha  

1874

Lost near Valparaiso [Records of Joseph Price].
Medford  

1842

Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route.
Meander  

1866

[Records of Joseph Price].
Medora Henderson

1833

A ship of 387 tons (built 1829) surveyed in Liverpool [W015].
Megantic White Star Line

1909

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Montreal.
Melita Cunard Line

1860

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec/Montreal route.
Melita Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1918

Made maiden voyage from Liverpool to St. John, New Brunswick.
Memling Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

1915

A steamer of 7307 tons registered in Liverpool. Sunk by a submarine in 1917 [W015].
Memphis  

1851

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Menominee Atlantic Transport Line

1919

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Mentor  

1777

Privateer owned by Peter Baker who made a fortune by capturing a French ship [08][11].
Merchant Prince Willis & Co.

1859

A ship of 1745 tons (built 1856) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Merchants Adventure  

1679

Used on the Barbados to Liverpool route.
Mercury  

1771

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

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Merion International Navigation Co. Ltd.

1908

A schooner of 11,621 tons (built 1902) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Mermaid Stuart & Co.

1852

A ship of 489 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Mermaid Wilson & Co.

1859

A ship of ~1300 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Merrymount (SS)  

1919

Made the first cotton shipment from Houston direct to Europe when it left for Liverpool with 20,000 bales valued at $1,000,000 [Houston, A Historical Portrait by John L Davis].
Metagama Candian Pacific Railway Company

1914

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to St.Johns, New Brunswick.
Metoka  

1843

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

1871

A brig of 276 tons (built 1856) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to China [W015].
Middlesex  

1855

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

1846

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Millwall Moore & Co.

1866

A ship of 1175 tons (built 1863) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Miltiades Grainger

1845

A ship of 674 tons (built 1843) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New Orleans [W015].
Milton  

1847

Used on the Liverpool to Boston route.
Milton Stuart Milton Stuart Ship Co. Ltd.

1893

A barque of 3178 tons (built 1892) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Mindon Dunbar

1848

Used on the Liverpool to Melbourne route.
Mindoro French & Co.

1856

A ship of ~1300 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Mobile, Australia & Aden [W015].
Minerva Simpson & Co.

1840

A bark of 349 tons (built 1813) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Philadelphia [W015].
Minnedosa Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1918

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to St.Johns, New Brunswick.
Minnesota Guion Line

1867

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.
Minx Curtis & Co.

1851

A schooner of 60 tons that sailed to Liverpool [W015].
Miracle French & Co.

1848

A barque of ~600 tons (built 1841) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Quebec [W015].
Miranda D. Sharp

1829

A brig of 289 tons built in Liverpool. Sailed to Antiga [W015].
Miranda Bowring & Co.

1859

A barque of ~300 tons (built 1854) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015].
Miranda New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

1890

A schooner of 1158 tons (built 1884) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Mirzapore McDonald

1852

A bark of ~350 tons built in Birkenhead in 1844 and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Calcutta [W015].
Mississippi Mississippi & Dominion Steam Ships Co. Ltd.

1877

A brig of 2611 tons (built 1871) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Missouri Gibson & Co.

1867

A ship of 818 tons (built 1857) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Missouri Warren Line

1881

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Boston.
Mobile D H Watjen

1856

 
Mofussilite Finlay & Co.

1865

A ship of 1009 tons (built 1864) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Mohic  

1845

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route [Records of Joseph Price].
Molly  

1771

Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08].
Monarch R. Glass & Co.

1832

A brig of 232 tons (built 1829) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Cape of Good Hope [W015].
Monarch of the Sea  

1861

Used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Mongolian Allan Line

1891

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Halifax.
Monmouth Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1917

Used on the Liverpool to Murmansk route.
Montana Guion Line

1874

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York but had engine trouble.
Montcalm (SS) Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1922

Made maiden voyage from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Montclare (SS) Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1922

Made maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec.
Monteagle  

1899

Used on the Liverpool to St.John, New Brunswick route.
Monterey Elder Dempster Shipping Ltd.

1899

A steamer of 5455 tons (built 1898) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Monteur  

1872

An iron clad of 10,000 tons [Records of Joseph Price].
Montezuma Black Ball Line

1843

Packet used on the Liverpool to New York route.
Montfort Elder Dempster Shipping Ltd.

1899

Used on the Liverpool to Capetown route.
Montgomeryshire Hughes & Co.

1877

A ship of 1152 tons built by T. Royden & Sons in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool [W015].
Montmorency Black Ball Line

1855

After being built in Canada (in 1854) her maiden voyage was Liverpool to Tasmania. The ship was destroyed by fire in New Zealand in 1867.
Montreal Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1918

Sank 14 miles from Liverpool Bar Lightship after collision with 'Cedric'.
Montrose Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1903

Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route.
Montrose Canadian Pacific Railway Company

1920

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec.
Mooresfort Moore & Co.

1854

A ship of ~1200 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015].
Moravian Allan Line

1864

Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Portland.
Moray Coast Coast Lines Ltd.

1941

A ship of 687 tons (built 1940) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Morazan Liverpool Shipping Co. Ltd.

1905

A schooner of 3486 tons (built 1905) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Morning Star Alexander

1855

A ship of ~1500 tons (built 1854) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Mount Vernon  

1825

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

1960

Mersey ferry boat built [23].
Moyune China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

1914

A schooner of 4935 tons (built 1895) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Mozart Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

1881

A schooner of 1994 tons (built 1881) registered in Liverpool [W015].
Munster  

1950

Liverpool to Dublin express passenger service.
Mutlah Kendall Bros.

1862

A ship of 713 tons (built 1856) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015].
Myrtle  

1771

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

1843

A brig of 140 tons surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Canton [W015].
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