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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] |
| B.S. Kimball | 1863 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Bakana | Elder Line Ltd. | 1929 |
A steamer of 5384 tons built in 1919 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Ballater | Underwood Shipping Co. Ltd. | 1914 |
A steamer of 2286 tons built in 1894 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Ballina | 1878 |
Liverpool ship (official No 78,780) launched by Barrow Shipbuilding Co. [20]. | |
| Ballinasloe | City of Dublin Steam Packet Co | 1843 |
Liverpool to Dublin [G-1843]. |
| Baltazan | Liverpool Shipping Co. Ltd. | 1901 |
A steamer of 3278 tons built in 1896 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Baltic | Collins Line | 1850 |
The steamers maiden voyage was from New York to Liverpool [16]. |
| Baltic | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. | 1881 |
A barque of 3707 tons built in 1872 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Baltic | White Star Line | 1903 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York. |
| Banastre | ~1790 |
A slave ship of 90 tons named after Liverpool MP Banastre Tarleton by his family [24]. | |
| Banda | McDermid & Co. | 1866 |
A ship of 481 tons built in 1861 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Banklands | Bank Shipping Co. Ltd. | 1899 |
A barque of 1239 tons built in 1888 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Banshee | 1863 |
Merseyside built Confederate ship which was the first steel steamer to cross the Atlantic. | |
| Baradine | P&O Line | 1929 |
Used on the Liverpool to Malta/Columbo/Australia route. |
| Barbados Packet | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Barbara | Ridgeway & Co. | 1838 |
A barque of 490 tons built in 1835 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Barcelona | Furness Line | 1898 |
Used on the Liverpool to St.Johns, Newfoundland route. |
| Barrabool | P&O Line | 1929 |
Used on the Liverpool to Malta/Columbo/Australia route. |
| Bartley | D. Baird | 1812 |
A brig of 133 tons built in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Basil | Booth Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1947 |
A steamer of 4913 tons built in 1928 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bassenthwaite | 1834 |
Used from Liverpool on voyages of Joseph Price [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| Batavia | Cunard Line | 1870 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to New York. |
| Bavaria | Dominion Line | 1877 |
Destroyed by fire at sea on first voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans. |
| Bavarian | J Glynn & Son | 1892 |
Originally built in 1869 and sold to J Glynn & Son of Liverpool. |
| Bavarian | Allan Line | 1899 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec/Montreal. |
| Beatrice | Royden & Son | 1864 |
A barque of 591 tons built and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Beaverbrae | War Assets Corporation | 1947 |
Arrived in Liverpool for refit. |
| Beecroft | Hargrove & Hellon | 1881 |
A ship of 1626 tons built in 1875 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Beejapore | Willis & Co. | 1851 |
A ship of ~1500 tons built in St.Johns and registered in Liverpool. Used on the New York route [W015]. |
| Belgenland | American Line | 1895 |
Used on the Philadelphia to Liverpool route. |
| Belgic | White Star Line | 1918 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. |
| Belgravia | Anchor Line | 1882 |
Used on the Liverpool to Calcutta route. |
| Bell Hill | 1875 |
Lost with Captain Edgar and all but one hands [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| Bella | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Belle of the Ocean | Hutcheson | 1858 |
A ship of 647 tons built in 1857 and surveyed in Liverpool. [W015]. |
| Belle Rock | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. | |
| Belle Wood | 1865 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Bellissima | Kellock & Co. | 1863 |
A barque of 432 tons built in 1862 and registered in Liverpool. Used on the Australia route [W015]. |
| Bellona | Confederate Navy Steamship. | ||
| Belmont | Wigging | 1860 |
A ship of 945 tons built in 1856 and surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Belvidera | 1821 |
Used on the Liverpool to Baltimore route. | |
| Ben My Chree | Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd. | 1927 |
A steamer of 945 tons built at Cammell Laird and used on the Liverpool to Douglas route [W015]. |
| Ben Nevis | Pilkington & Wilson | 1852 |
Liverpool owned. Sailing vessel used on the Liverpool to Galveston, Texas route. |
| Ben Rein | 1918 |
A steel steamship of 212 tons gross hit by UB57 and sunk off Isle of Man when travelling from Liverpool to Belfast [20]. | |
| Benbrack | J. Hoult | 1884 |
A barque of 1914 tons built in 1862 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Benedick | Franco-British Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1914 |
A steamer of 2714 tons built in 1888 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bengal | P&O | 1870 |
Built by Tod & McGregor in 1853 was sold to a Liverpool ship owner. |
| Benicia | 1887 |
Registered in Liverpool. | |
| Benin | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Benjamin Adams | 1853 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York and Liverpool to New Orleans routes. | |
| Benjamin Morgan | 1832 |
Used on the Liverpool to Philadelphia route [Web 06]. | |
| Benmore | Nicholson & Co. | 1870 |
A ship of 1416 tons built in Scotland and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bentinck | P&O | 1843 |
Built by Thomas Wilson & Co of Liverpool. |
| Berengaria |
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Registered in Liverpool. | |
| Bergmann | Galavant & Co. | 1863 |
A barque of 360 tons built in 1846 and surveyed in Liverpool. Used on the Montreal route [W015]. |
| Berkeley Castle | T. Emerson | 1876 |
A ship of 1229 tons built in 1859 at Quebec and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Berlin | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. | |
| Berlin | White Star Line | 1930 |
Used on the New York to Liverpool via Cobh (Queenstown) route. |
| Bess | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Bess | Banks & Co. | 1844 |
A schooner of ~100 tons built in 1835 and surveyed in Liverpool. Used on the Newfoundland route [W015]. |
| Bessel | 1888 |
Registered in Liverpool. | |
| Bessie | Thomas & Co. | 1862 |
A brig of 293 tons built in 1857 and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to the South Amercia [W015]. |
| Bessie | 1917 |
Liverpool ship of 117 tons gross wrecked off Isle of Man [20]. | |
| Beta | J. Wilson | 1855 |
A barque of ~500 tons built in 1853 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Betty | 1771 |
Engaged in the African slave trade sailing from Liverpool [08]. | |
| Birch Grove | Grice & Co. | 1872 |
A barque of 518 tons built in 1856 and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to the Australia [W015]. |
| Birkenhead |
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Built by John Laird on Merseyside. | |
| Birkenhead (III) | 1894 |
Mersey ferry boat built [23] | |
| Birmingham | City of Dublin Steam Packet Co | 1843 |
Liverpool to Dublin [G-1843]. |
| Birmingham | J. McCumm | 1853 |
A ship of ~1000 tons built in 1851 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Black Boy | 1836 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Black Eagle | Sinclair & Co. | 1861 |
A ship of 1558 tons built in 1857 and surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Black Prince | 1863 |
Part of The Channel Fleet visiting the Mersey [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| Blake | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Blanch | Sinclair & Co. | 1853 |
A ship of ~700 tons built in 1850 and surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Blanche | W. Rowland | 1899 |
A schooner of 363 tons built in Ayr and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Blanche | W. Rowland | 1903 |
A schooner of 371 tons built in Ayr and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Blessing | 1700 |
Earliest record of a slave trading vessel sailing from Liverpool. | |
| Bloodhound | 1863 |
Arrived at Quebec with the surviving passengers of the "Anglo Saxon" which had departed from Liverpool and struck rocks off Newfoundland. | |
| Bloomer | Gibbs & Co. | 1852 |
A ship of ~800 tons built in 1851 and registered in Liverpool. Used on the Sydney route [W015]. |
| Blossom | 1775 |
Sailed from Jamaica to Liverpool[Lloyds Evening Post]. | |
| Boadicia | 1850 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Bodrhyddam | Cotesworth | 1860 |
A barque of 542 tons built in 1858 and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to South America [W015]. |
| Bohemian | 1863 |
Steamship sailing from Liverpool to Quebec and Portland, Maine. | |
| Bohemian | Bibby Line | 1877 |
Used on the Liverpool to Boston route. |
| Boomerang | Baines & Co. | 1856 |
A ship of ~1700 tons built in 1853 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bonnie Princess | Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co. Ltd. | 1882 |
Steamer built [23]. |
| Borrowdale | 1883 |
Used on the Liverpool to San Francisco route [Records of Joseph Price]. | |
| Borussia | Dominion Line | 1876 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans route. |
| Bosnia | Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | 1940 |
A steamer of 2407 tons built in 1928 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bothnia (SS) | 1877 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route [W006]. | |
| Bovic | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. | 1908 |
A schooner of 6583 tons built in 1892 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bowes | W. Fell | 1813 |
A brig of ~260 tons built 1808 in Workington and surveyed in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bowditch | 1839 |
Sailed from Liverpool to New York. | |
| Branksome Hall | Ellerman Lines Ltd. | 1928 |
A schooner of 2026 tons built in 1904 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Braunschweig | 1896 |
Sailed from Liverpool to New York. | |
| Bravo | Bells Asia Minor Company | 1904 |
Sold to the Liverpool company. |
| Brazil | Holderness | 1958 |
A barque of 467 tons built in 1857 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Brazilian | R. Haworth | 1861 |
A brig of 168 tons built in 1848 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Breeze | J. Bell | 1831 |
A brig of 321 tons built in 1830 and surveyed in Liverpool. [W015]. |
| Bremen | E Bates & Company | 1874 |
Sold to the Liverpool company. |
| Brenda | Sandback, Tinne & Co. | 1887 |
A ship of 1228 tons built in 1877 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bride of Lorne | W. & R. Wright | 1878 |
A ship of 1324 tons built in 1869 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bride of The Sea | Millers & Co. | 1855 |
A ship of ~1500 tons built in 1853 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Bridgewater | 1857 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Brilliant | Richmond | 1819 |
A schooner of 159 tons built in 1811 and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Virginia [W015]. |
| Britannia | 1840 |
US registered ship sailed from Liverpool to New York. | |
| Britannia | Cunard | 1840 |
Samual Cunard’s steamship was the first to introduce a regular transatlantic service. The first sailing left Liverpool on 4th July 1840 for Boston. The picture shows her at Liverpool's Pier Head. Used by Charles Dickens in 1858. |
| Britannia | City of Dublin Steam Packet Co | 1843 |
Liverpool to Dublin [G-1843]. |
| Britannia | Anchor Line | 1879 |
Maiden voyage was Glasgow to Liverpool and Bombay. |
| Britannia | Fabre Line | 1881 |
Built in Liverpool. |
| Britannic (SS) | White Star | 1878 |
Luxury liner departing from Liverpool for New York [Web 06]. |
| British Crown | British Ship Owners Ltd. | 1880 |
A steamer of 3487 tons built in 1879 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| British King | 1847 |
Used on the Savannah to Liverpool route and was abandoned full of water having contacted the Paola. | |
| British King | American Line | 1881 |
Chartered for the Liverpool to Philadelphia route. |
| British King | British Ship Owners Ltd. | 1905 |
A steamer of 4717 tons built in 1891 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| British Lion | Leask Company | 1853 |
Liverpool registerd ship (No 440) with Liverpool owner, the master was James Leask. |
| British Nation | Sanback Tinne & Co. | 1897 |
A ship of 1302 tons built in 1865 and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| British Prince | American Line | 1882 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Philadelphia. |
| British Princess | American Line | 1882 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Philadelphia. |
| British Queen | 1847 |
Used on the Liverpool to St.John route. | |
| British Queen | British Shipowners | 1881 |
Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Philadelphia. |
| British Sceptre | 1874 |
Liverpool ship which rescued survivors of the Cospatrick. | |
| British Trident | P. Magee | 1858 |
A ship of ~1500 tons built in 1854 and registered in Liverpool. Sailed to Australia [W015]. |
| Brooke | Hunter & Co. | 1820 |
A ship of 159 tons built in 1812 and surveyed in Liverpool. Sailed to Newfoundland [W015]. |
| Brooklyn | 1850 |
Featured in a classic Liverpool painting of an American transatlantic ship. | |
| Brooklyn | Mississippi & Dominion Steam Ships Co. Ltd. | 1881 |
A ship of 3576 tons built in 1869 and registered in Liverpool. [W015]. |
| Broom | 1847 |
Bark used on the Liverpool to Port of Quebec route. | |
| Brothers | 1851 |
Used on the Liverpool to New York route. | |
| Buckingham | Sailing Ship Buckingham Co. Ltd. | 1888 |
A ship of 2668 tons built and registered in Liverpool [W015]. |
| Buenos Ayrian | Sailing Ship Buckingham Co. Ltd. | 1851 |
A surveyed barque of 324 tons built and registered in Liverpool in 1840 [W015]. |
| Buena Vista | 1849 |
Used on the Liverpool to New Orleans and Boston routes. | |
| Bulgarian | J Glynn & Son | 1892 |
Originally built in 1870 and sold to J Glynn & Son of Liverpool. |
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