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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]

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  

 

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  

 

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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