Palermo, Italy Passenger Lists 1905-1951
Map of the Port of Palermo, Italy. Cunard Line Handbook, 1905. | GGA Image ID # 1fbea77f35
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Palermo, Italy. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
Palermo is a city in Insular Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The port of Palermo, founded by Phoenicia over 2700 years ago, is the main gate to reach Sicily together with port of Messina.
Palermo Harbor. Cunard Line Handbook, 1905. | GGA Image ID # 1fbec598d9
1905-08-19 RMS Pannonia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 19 August 1905
Route: Trieste to New York via Fiume, Palermo, and Naples
Commander: Captain E. Pentecost
1910-05-19 SS Friedrich Der Grosse Passenger List
Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 19 May 1910
Route: Genoa to New York via Naples, Palermo, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain R. Dahl
1914-01-08 SS Berlin Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 8 January 1914
Route: Genoa to New York via Naples, Palermo and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain A. Harrassowitz
1926-04-10 SS Colombo Passenger List
Steamship Line: Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 April 1926
Route: New York for Palermo, Naples and Genoa
Commander: Captain Arturo Romano
1927-03-16 SS Colombo Passenger List
Steamship Line: Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI)
Class of Passengers: One
Date of Departure: 16 March 1927
Route: Genoa to New York via Naples and Palermo
Commander: Captain Filippo D' Esposito
1928-02-11 SS Patria Passenger List
Steamship Line: Fabre Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 11 February 1928
Route: Marseilles to New York via Naples and Palermo
Commander: Captain Juste Tempesti
1929-07-02 SS Providence Passenger List
Steamship Line: Fabre Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 2 July 1929
Route: New York to Marseilles via Boston, Ponta Delgada, Lisbon, Naples, Palermo, Piraeus, Beirut, and Malta
Commander: Captain Laurent Vidal
1938-07-14 SS Vulcania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 14 July 1938
Route: Trieste to New York via Dubrovnik, Patra, Naples, Palermo, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon, and Azores
Commander: Captain William Lazzari
1951-05-25 SS Vulcania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: Voyage 74 - 25 May 1951
Route: Genoa to Halifax and New York via Cannes, Naples, Palermo, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Giovanni Giurini
⚠️ About Accuracy in Historical Records Research Tip
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.).
What this means for your research:
- Search variant spellings of names (e.g., “Schmidt/Schmitt/Smith,” “Giuseppe/Joseph”).
- Cross-reference with immigration cards, passport applications, naturalization files, city directories, and newspapers.
- Treat manifests as primary sources with historical quirks—use them alongside corroborating records.
- For place names, consider historical borders and language variants (e.g., Danzig/Gdańsk, Trieste/Trst).
How to cite. When quoting a name from a manifest, consider adding [sic] for obvious misspellings and include a note such as “spelling as printed in original passenger list.”
Need help? If you spot a likely transcription error in captions, feel free to contact us with the page URL and a brief note—we love community input. 🙏
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