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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] |
W H Harbeck | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
W J Pirrie | S. Lawther & Co. | 1885 |
A ship of 2576 tons (built 1883) surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
Waesland | American Line | 1895 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route. |
Wakefield (SS) | 1873 |
[Records of Joseph Price]. | |
Wallasey | 1927 |
Mersey ferry boat built [23]. | |
Wallasey Belle | 1949 |
Mersey ferry boat (built 1944) is acquired [23]. | |
Walsgrif | Parrett & Webster & Co. | 1865 |
A ship of 772 tons (built 1864) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New York [W015]. |
Wanata | Barton & Co. | 1852 |
A ship of ~1300 tons (built 1852) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Port Philip [W015]. |
Wanderer | 1891 |
Sailing ship that sailed from the Mersey. | |
Wansfell | Baines & Co. | 1861 |
A ship of 777 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
Warren | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Warrior | 1863 |
Part of The Channel Fleet visiting the Mersey [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
Washington | Glen & Co. | 1842 |
A barque of ~800 tons (built 1839) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Mobile [W015]. | Washington | J. Bunten | 1851 |
A ship of 989 tons (built 1850) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Boston [W015]. Also used on the Liverpool to New York route. |
Washington Irving | 1848 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. In 1849, Patrick Kennedy, great grandfather of US President John F Kennedy, came to Liverpool from County Wexford, Ireland and sailed for Boston on this ship to start a new life in America. | |
Waterloo | 1819 |
Started a new steam packet service from Liverpool to Belfast [08]. | |
Watt | Liverpool ship which fought in the American War of Independence. | ||
Wavertree | R W Leyland & Co | 1885 |
One of the last large sailing ships it was made of wrought iron and is now owned by South Street Seaport Museum, New York. |
Waverley | 1863 |
Bark sailing from Liverpool to Quebec. | |
Webster | 1854 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Wellfleet | 1856 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. | Wellington | Sinclair | 1823 |
A snow of 170 tons (built 1780) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New South Wales [W015]. |
Wenham | 1850 |
Bark used on the Liverpool to Maryland route [Web 06]. | |
West Point | 1850 |
Sailed from Liverpool to New York with many Manx passengers. | |
Westerly | 1852 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Western Prince | Prince Line | 1940 |
Left New York for Liverpool but was torpedoed. |
Western Star | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. | |
Western World | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Westernland | American Line | 1901 |
First trip under US flag from Liverpool to Philadelphia. |
Westminster | 1846 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Westmoreland | 1857 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route. | |
Wheel of Fortune | 1768 |
Was in port when exceptionally high tides and flooding occured in the city [08]. | |
Whim | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
Wildfire | Peto & Co. | 1855 |
A ship of 457 tons (built 1853) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Crimea [W015]. |
Wilkinson | 1837 |
A brig arriving at Liverpool [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
Will | 1798 |
Hugh Crow was made captain at Liverpool. | |
William | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | William | Smith & Son | 1833 |
A ship of 331 tons (built 1829) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New South Wales [W015]. |
William Cole | Holzberg & Bowen | 1866 |
A ship of 956 tons (built 1856) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
William Jarvis | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. | |
William Neilson | Sherlock & Co. | 1831 |
A ship of 427 tons (built 1813) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to New Orleans [W015]. |
William Nelson | 1853 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans and New York routes. | |
William Parke | Parke & Co. | 1825 |
A brig of 251 tons (built 1824) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Jamaica [W015]. |
William Parker | Williams | 1825 |
A brig of 226 tons (built 1820) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Buenos Ayres[W015]. | William Pitt | Mestaers | 1804 |
A ship of 604 tons built in Liverpool. Sailed to India [W015]. |
William Rathbone | 1863 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
William Stetson | 1855 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
William Tapscott | 1859 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
William Wise | Renney & Co. | 1819 |
A brig of 213 tons (built 1815) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Gibraltar & Jamaica [W015]. |
Winchester | 1852 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
Windermere | 1854 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. Used by Stanley (of "Dr Livingstone, I presume" fame) when he first left Liverpool for New Orleans in 1857. | |
Windsor Castle | 1807 |
While Liverpool bound from the West Indies was attacked by the French privateer "Le Jeune Richard" [12]. | |
Windsor Castle (RMS) | 1959 |
Last ocean liner built on Merseyside and launched by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. | |
Winefred | Sharples | 1855 |
A ship of ~1380 tons (built 1854) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Winifred | Clarke & Co. | 1842 |
A ship of ~530 tons built in Liverpool and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Calcutta [W015]. |
Wiscombe Park | Ship Wiscombe Park Co. Ltd. | 1897 |
A ship of 2228 tons (built 1892) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Wisconsin | Guion Line | 1870 |
Built for the Liverpool company and used on the Liverpool to New York route. |
Wistow Hall | Ship Wiscombe Park Co. Ltd. | 1897 |
A ship of 2228 tons (built 1892) registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
Woodpecker | Williams | 1846 |
A snow of 216 tons (built 1842) surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Jamaica [W015]. |
Worcester | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | 1865 |
Bought and used on the Liverpool to Baltimore route after the civil war. |
Worrall | J. Worrall | 1863 |
A barque of 483 tons (built 1862) registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015]. |
Wyoming | 1857 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route. | |
Wyoming | Guion | 1870 |
Maiden voyage made from Liverpool to New York. |
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