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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] |
S Curling | 1855 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston and Liverpool to New York routes. | |
Sabrina | Oxley | 1855 |
A ship of ~650 tons (built 1852) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
Sachem | McDowel & Co. | 1802 |
A ship of 285 tons (built 1799) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Boston [W015]. |
Sachem | Webster & Co. | 1805 |
A ship of 300 tons (built 1802) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Portland & Charleston [W015]. |
Sachem | Holland & Co. | 1820 |
A ship of 378 tons (built 1811) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Boston [W015]. |
Sacramento | Pryde & Co. | 1850 |
A barque of ~440 tons registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Port Philip [W015]. |
Saguenay | J. Logan | 1845 |
A barque of 735 tons (built 1842) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Quebec [W015]. |
St.Andrew | 1834 |
Packet ship sailing from New York to Liverpool[Montreal Gazette]. | |
St.Andrew | 1863 |
Steamship sailing from Liverpool to Quebec. | |
St.David | 1868 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
St. Elian | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1872 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. Elian | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1919 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. Elvies | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1896 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. George |
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Liverpool privateer captained by Fortunatus Wright, famous for capturing French vessels in the Mediterranean [11]. | |
St. George | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
St. James | 1853 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
St. John | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
St. John | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to Savannah route. | |
St. John Baptist | 1699 |
Used on the Liverpool to Virginia route. | |
St. Lawrence | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Saint Louis | Dominion Line | 1870 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New Orleans. |
Saint Louis | American Line | 1914 |
Used on the New York to Liverpool. |
Saint Margaret | Rankin, Gilmour & Co. | 1877 |
A ship of 1428 tons built by T. Royden in Liverpool [W015]. |
St. Mark | 1842 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
St. Patrick | 1845 |
Steamship sailing on the Liverpool to New York and Liverpool to Quebec routes. | |
Saint Patrick | P.H. Cowley & Co. | 1868 |
A ship of 1051 tons (built 1854) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Saint Paul | American Line | 1914 |
Used on the New York to Liverpool route. |
St. Peter | 1773 |
Used on the Liverpool to Jamaica route. | |
Sailor Prince | 1848 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
St. Seiriol | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1914 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. Seiriol | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1931 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. Silio | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1936 |
Steamer built. Renamed St. Trillo in 1945 [23]. |
Saint Stephen | British & Foreign Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1918 |
A steamer of 4398 tons (built 1911) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
St. Trillo | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1876 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. Tudno | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1889 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. Tudno | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1891 |
Steamer built [23]. |
St. Tudno | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1926 |
Steamer built [23]. |
Saldanha | Baines & Co. | 1856 |
Emigrant ship sailing from Liverpool to Victoria, Australia. |
Salem | J. Osborne | 1831 |
A ship of 470 tons (built 1827) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015]. |
Sally | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Salvador Packet | Carmichael | 1855 |
A barque of ~350 tons (built 1855) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Guatemala [W015]. |
Sam | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Sam Mendel | H. Ellis & Sons | 1887 |
A barque of 1034 tons (built 1861) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Samaria | Cunard Line | 1922 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Boston via Cobh(Queenstown). |
Samaritan | 1678 |
Used on the Barbados to Liverpool route. | |
Samuel Boddington | Girvin & Co. | 1862 |
A barque of ~600 tons (built 1841) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to North America [W015]. |
San Antonio | Liverpool & Texas Steamship Co | 1873 |
Built for the line and used on the Liverpool to Galveston route. |
San Jacinto | Liverpool & Texas Steamship Co | 1873 |
Built for the line and used on the Liverpool to Galveston route. |
San Luis | R.W. Leyland & Co. | 1864 |
A barque of 600 tons built by T. Royden in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
San Marcos | Liverpool & Texas Steamship Co | 1874 |
Built for the line and used on the Liverpool to Galveston route. |
Sarah | Hall & Co. | 1797 |
A snow of 130 tons (built 1795) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Dublin [W015]. |
Sarah | Burrell & Co. | 1847 |
Bark used on the Liverpool to Port of Quebec route. |
Sarah Joliffe | 1892 |
A powerful Liverpool tug boat [20]. | |
Sarah Sands | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Saratoga | 1853 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Sardinia | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Sardinian | Allan Line | 1874 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. |
Sarmatian (SS) | Allan Line | 1871 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. A Royal Mail steamer [08]. |
Sarnia | Mississippi & Dominion Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1890 |
A brig of 3726 tons (built 1882) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Sautter Johnny | 1846 |
Used on the Liverpool to Montreal route [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
Savannah | 1819 |
First steamship to make the transatlantic crossing she sailed from Savannah, Georgia on 22nd May 1819 and arrived in Liverpool on 20 June 1819. The ship also used sails [08]. | |
Saville | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Saxonia | Cunard Line | 1900 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown. |
Saxonia | Cunard Line | 1956 |
Used on the Liverpool to Montreal route up to 1966. |
Saxonie | 1868 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
Scandinavia | Anchor Line | 1868 |
Used on the Liverpool to Halifax route. |
Scandinavian (SS) | Allan Line | 1869 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. A Royal Mail steamer [08]. |
Schomberg | Black Ball Line | 1855 |
Built by Alexander Hall of Aberdeen and used between Liverpool and Australia. |
Scotia | Neale & Co. | 1823 |
A brig of 148 tons (built 1819) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Jamaica [W015]. |
Scotia | W. Stewart & Co. | 1830 |
A brig of 193 tons (built 1827) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Buenos Ayres [W015]. |
Scotia | J. Bisset. | 1848 |
A schooner of 156 tons (built 1842) surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
Scotian | Canadian Pacific | 1914 |
Used on the Liverpool to S.John,NB route. |
Screamer | 1853 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Scythia | Cunard Line | 1874 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. |
Scythia | Cunard White Star Line | 1937 |
A 20,000 ton vessel of 1920 on a Liverpool transatlantic service [14]. |
Sea | 1846 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Sea | De Wolf | 1848 |
A ship of ~810 tons (built 1847) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Callao [W015]. |
Sea | Stuart & Co. | 1855 |
A ship of 817 tons (built 1854) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Africa [W015]. |
Sea King | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route [Web 06]. | |
Sea Lark | Tapsott Line | 1855 |
A New York to Liverpool packet ship. |
Seatoller | Gambles & Co. | 1871 |
A barque of 558 tons (built 1866) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to China [W015]. |
Senator | 1848 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Senator | Rathbone | 1858 |
A ship of ~900 tons (built 1852) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
Senator Weber | G. Windram | 1875 |
A ship of 1297 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Senhora | Claypole & Co. | 1848 |
A brig of 160 tons (built 1843) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to the West Indies [W015]. |
Sensation | Hoad Bros. | 1866 |
A brig of 189 tons (built 1865) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to the West Indies and the Mediterranean. Lost in a collision in 1899 [W015]. |
Seringapatam | Cotesworth | 1855 |
A ship of 774 tons (built 1818) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Servia | Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1881 |
First Cunarder built of steel and first steamship to be lit throughout by electricity. Used between Liverpool an New York via Ireland |
Sesostris | Moss Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1889 |
A brig of 2108 tons (built 1865) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Seven Sisters | Milford | 1805 |
A schooner of 170 tons (built 1790) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Wilmington [W015]. |
Shackamaxon | Port of Philadelphia | 1852 |
Used on the Liverpool to Adelaide route. |
Shaftesbury | Sandback & Co. | 1864 |
A ship of 1050 tons (built 1857) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
Shalimar | Firnie, Bros. & Co. | 1861 |
A ship of 1591 tons (built 1854) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
Shamrock | 1856 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Shand | Jacob & Co. | 1851 |
A ship of ~800 tons built in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to the East Indies [W015]. |
Shannon | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Sharon | 1845 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route. | |
Shaw | 1808 |
Liverpool ship attacked by a French privateer [12]. | |
Sheffield | 1841 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
Sheila | Sandbach, Tinne & Co. | 1887 |
A ship of 1295 tons (built 1877) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Shenandoah | 1864 |
Purchased by Commander Bulloch for the Confederate Navy and converted to a warship for the American Civil War. She arrived in Liverpool in November 1865 and was the last confederate fighting unit to surrender (to Liverpool's Mayor at the Town Hall). | |
Shenandoah | Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. | 1913 |
A schooner of 3886 tons (built 1893) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Sherbrooke | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to Port of Quebec route. | |
Sheridan | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Shirley | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Shooting Star | Currie & Co. | 1857 |
A ship of ~1500 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
Siberia | Cunard Line | 1867 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. |
Sicilian | Allan Line | 1901 |
Used on the Liverpool to Portland route. |
Siddons | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York and Liverpool to Philadelphia routes. | |
Sidney | 1842 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
Sidonian | Anchor Line | 1872 |
Used on the Liverpool to Halifax route. |
Sierra Blanca | Sierra Shipping Co. Ltd. | 1888 |
A ship of 1591 tons (built 1875) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Silver How | 1877 |
Used on the Liverpool to Melbourne route [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
Silvia | New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steam Ships Co. | 1895 |
A schooner of 1708 tons (built 1885) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Silvia | New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steam Ships Co. | 1924 |
A steamer of 3589 tons (built 1909) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Singapore | 1870 |
[Records of Joseph Price]. | |
Sir Edward Pellew | Gardner & Co. | 1810 |
A ship of 306 tons (built 1803) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Demerara [W015]. |
Sir Isaac Newton | Robert Miles Sloman | 1852 |
Used on the New Orleans to Liverpool route. |
Sir John Lawrence | Farnworth | 1859 |
A ship of 1090 tons built by Royden in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
Sir Lancelot |
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Clipper which made a passage from Shanghai to Liverpool in 89 days. | |
Sir Robert Campbell | Hartleys | 1861 |
A brig of 162 tons (built 1843) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to the West Indies [W015]. |
Sir Robert Hale | 1854 |
Surveyed in Liverpool [Lloyds Register for Shipping]. | |
Sir Robert Peel | 1848 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route. | |
Sir William Wallace | Brown | 1830 |
A ship of 263 tons (built 1824) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Buenos Ayres [W015]. |
Sirius | 1838 |
Liverpool owned steamship which made the first westbound passenger crossing from London to New York. | |
Sisters | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Skiddaw | Rathbone | 1863 |
A ship of ~400 tons (built 1852) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015]. |
Slavonia | Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1908 |
A schooner of 10,606 tons (built 1903) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Snowdon | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1926 |
Steamer built [23]. |
Society | 1698 |
Used on the Liverpool to Virginia route. | |
Society | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Solway | Baines & Co. | 1862 |
A ship of 946 tons (built 1857) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
Sophia | 1843 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec route. | |
Sorata | Pacific Steam Navigation Co. | 1881 |
A bark of 4059 tons (built 1872) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
Sotero | Atlantic & Eastern Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1918 |
A schooner of 1873 tons (built 1882) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Souter Johnnie | Fisher & Co. | 1842 |
A bark of ~350 tons (built 1840) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Montreal [W015]. |
South America | 1834 |
Packet ship sailing from New York to Liverpool[Montreal Gazette]. | |
South Carolina | 1846 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
South Carolina | Atlantic Steam Navigation Co | 1851 |
Used between Charleston, South Carolina and Liverpool. |
South Sea | W. Brett | 1853 |
A ship of 953 tons (built 1852) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Sydney [W015]. |
South Stack | London, Midland & Scottish Railway | 1900 |
A schooner of 977 tons built at Laird Bros. Ltd. in Birkenhead [W015]. |
Southampton | Hooper & Co. | 1853 |
A brig of ~200 tons (built 1829) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to the Mediterranean Sea [W015]. |
Southern Cross | 1855 |
Liverpool ship lost off Rhoscolyn. | |
Southern Empire | Black Ball Line | 1864 |
Used on the Liverpool to Melbourne,Australia route. |
Southern Queen | Lamport & Holt | 1866 |
Registered in Liverpool [Lloyds Register for Shipping]. |
Southwark | American Line | 1893 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Philadelphia. |
Sovereign | Pryde & Co. | 1850 |
A bark of ~500 tons (built 1814) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Port Natal [W015]. |
Sovereign of the Seas | McKay | 1853 |
Clipper sailing from New York to Liverpool in 14 days [16]. |
Spain (SS) | National Line | 1871 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York via Queenstown. |
Speed | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Sportsman | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Springfield | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. | |
Sphynx | Moss Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1891 |
A steamer of 1698 tons (built 1883) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Staffordshire | 1852 |
Clipper ship used on the Liverpool to Boston route. | |
Star | 1835 |
Took part in an historic race of twelve packets from New York to Liverpool [16]. | |
Star of the West | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Startled Fawn | Fletcher & Co. | 1856 |
A ship of 1329 tons (built 1855) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
State of Alabama | State Line | 1873 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. |
Statesman | Quiller | 1821 |
A ship of 345 tons built in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Stentor | Bevan & Co. | 1820 |
A ship of 382 tons (built 1814) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to the Cape Good Hope & Calcutta [W015]. |
Stephan Baldwin | 1845 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
Stephan Whitney | 1845 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Stuart | Doward, Richardson & Co. | 1883 |
A barque of 912 tons (built 1877) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Sturdy Beggar | 1778 |
A ship of 160 tons (built 1765 Virginia) surveyed in Liverpool. Used for privateering [W015]. | |
Sturdy Beggar | Parker & Co. | 1782 |
A ship of 180 tons (built in France) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Africa & Cape Colonies [W015]. |
Submission | 1682 |
A Liverpool ship including passenger William Penn and the last to arrive in 1682 in a fleet of 23 immigrant ships from England. She arrived at Chesapeake Bay when the captain made an error when heading for Philadelphia [15]. | |
Suevic | White Star Line | 1900 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Capetown. |
Suffolk | Federal Line | 1904 |
Used on the Liverpool to Las Palmas route. |
Sulina | Moss & Co. | 1860 |
A snow of 228 tons (built by Peto in Birkenhead) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015]. |
Sultan | 1857 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
Sultana | Smith & Co. | 1850 |
A ship of ~360 tons (built 1837) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Port Adelaide [W015]. |
Sultana | Baines & Co. | 1865 |
A ship of ~1300 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
Sunbeam | 1846 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route [W006]. | |
Surprise | R. Grech | 1881 |
A paddle steamer of 111 tons (built 1852) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Susan | 1818 |
Left Liverpool for Mirimachi and was lost in ice near Magdalan Islands but crew was saved. | |
Susan Lord | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
Susannah | 1716 |
Used on the Liverpool to South Carolina route. | |
Susannah | 1834 |
Arrived in Liverpool [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
Susquehanna | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philidelphia route [W006]. | |
Swallow | 1679 |
Used on the Barbados to Liverpool route. | |
Swan | 1600s |
Liverpool ship engaged in bringing tobacco from Maryland. | |
Swanton | 1843 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
Sweden | 1846 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route [W006]. | |
Swift | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Sybella | McGregor | 1833 |
A ship of 378 tons (built 1829) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Halifax [W015]. |
Sylphide | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. | |
Sylvania | Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1957 |
Used on the Liverpool to Quebec via Greenock route. Also made the last Cunard voyage from Liverpool to New York via Queenstown in 1966. |
Symmetry | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to St.John route. | |
Syria (SS) | 1880 |
Used on the New Orleans to Liverpool route. | |
Syrian | Bibby & Son | 1867 |
A steamer of 1492 tons (built 1860) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
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