Belfast, Ireland Passenger Lists 1923-1939
City Hall, Belfast. Cabin Service to Europe, Canadian Pacific, 1927. | GGA Image ID # 19ea995302
Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. It is on the flood plain of the River Lagan. Most of Belfast is in County Antrim, but parts of East and South Belfast are in County Down.
Historically, Belfast has been a center for the Irish linen industry (earning the nickname "Linenopolis"), tobacco production, rope-making, and shipbuilding: the city's leading shipbuilders, Harland and Wolff, which built the well-known RMS Titanic, propelled Belfast on to the global stage in the early 20th century as the biggest and most productive shipyard in the world. Belfast played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, establishing itself as a global industrial center until the latter half of the 20th century.
======== 1920s ========
Anchor Steamship Line
Canadian Pacific Line
- 1923-08-17 SS Metagama - Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
- 1924-05-23 SS Marloch - Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
- 1925-09-11 SS Marburn - Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
- 1927-02-18 SS Montrose - Liverpool to Saint John, NB
- 1927-07-29 SS Montclare - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1928-05-04 SS Minnedosa - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
Cunard Line
White Star Line
======== 1930s ========
Anchor Steamship Line
- 1930-05-24 SS California - New York and Boston to Belfast
- 1930-08-20 TSS California - Glasgow to New York
- 1931-07-10 TSS California - Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Moville
- 1932-09-16 TSS Caledonia - Glasgow to New York
- 1933-08-16 TSS Cameronia - Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville
- 1935-11-01 TSS Caledonia - Glasgow to New York
- 1936-09-18 TSS Caledonia - Glasgow to Boston and New York
- 1938-08-26 SS Caledonia - Glasgow to Boston and New York
Anchor-Donaldson Line
Canadian Pacific Line
- 1931-09-04 SS Duchess of Bedford - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1932-09-09 SS Duchess of Atholl - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1932-10-14 SS Duchess of Bedford - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1933-05-12 SS Duchess of Atholl - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1937-09-24 SS Duchess of Atholl - Montréal to Liverpool
- 1938-08-19 SS Duchess of Bedford - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1939-08-04 SS Montrose - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
Cunard Line
- 1930-04-05 RMS Scythia - Liverpool to New York, Halifax, and Boston
- 1931-01-10 RMS Scythia - Liverpool to Halifax and New York
- 1931-06-12 RMS Antonia - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1934-04-28 RMS Antonia - Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
- 1935-07-27 RMS Samaria - Liverpool to Boston and New York
- 1935-08-24 RMS Samaria - Liverpool to Boston and New York
- 1935-10-05 RMS Lancastria - Liverpool to Boston and New York
- 1936-07-24 RMS Samaria Cabin Class - Liverpool to Boston and New York
- 1936-07-24 RMS Samaria Tourist Class - Liverpool to New York and Boston
- 1936-07-31 RMS Antonia - Liverpool to Montréal and Québec
- 1936-08-21 RMS Samaria - Liverpool to Boston and New York
- 1937-09-03 RMS Franconia - Liverpool to Boston and New York
- 1938-08-19 RMS Franconia - Liverpool to New York and Boston
Donaldson Atlantic Line
White Star Line
Note: Typically, only the origination and final destination ports are listed in each link. Other intermediary ports of call are not listed.
Related Categories
Ephemera & History
- Anchor Steamship Line
- Anchor-Donaldson Line
- Canadian Pacific Line
- Cunard Line
- Donaldson Atlantic Line
- White Star Line
Steamship & Ocean Liners
- Adriatic
- Alaunia
- Albertic
- Andania
- Antonia
- Athenia
- Caledonia
- California
- Caronia
- Doric
- Duchess of Atholl
- Duchess of Bedford
- Franconia
- Lancastria
- Laurentic
- Letitia
- Marburn
- Marloch
- Metagama
- Minnedosa
- Montclare
- Montrose
- Samaria
- Scythia
Ports of Call Information
PLs By Year of Voyage
PLs By Port of Call
PLs by Region
PLs By Steamship Line
- Anchor Steamship Line
- Anchor-Donaldson Line
- Canadian Pacific Line
- Cunard Line
- Donaldson Atlantic Line
- White Star Line
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Context. The GG Archives presents passenger lists as faithfully as possible to the original documents. While OCR is generally accurate, portions of these collections—especially image captions and some transcriptions—are typed by hand and may include typographical or spelling variations. The original manifests themselves also contained clerical inconsistencies (names recorded phonetically, mid-voyage corrections, etc.).
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