Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1953

Passenger lists for 1953 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.

Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.

Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.

 

Front Cover, SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List - 21 January 1953.

1953-01-21 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
  • Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 21 January 1953
  • Route: Southampton to Halifax, NS and New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain C. E. Duggan, R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, Norwegian-America Line SS Stavangerfjord First, Cabin, and Tourist Class Passenger List - 10 February 1953.

1953-02-10 SS Stavangerfjord Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Norwegian-America Line
  • Class of Passengers: First, Cabin, and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 10 February 1953
  • Route: Oslo to New York via Copenhagen and Kristiansand
  • Commander: Captain Olaf Bjørnstad

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing 20 March 1953 from Southampton to Halifax via Le Havre

1953-03-20 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 20 March 1953
  • Route: Southampton to Halifax via Le Havre
  • Commander: Captain A. MacKellar, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 28 March 1953 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg

1953-03-28 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 28 March 1953
  • Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain C. I. Thompson

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the MV Britannic of the Cunard Line, Departing 10 April 1953 from Liverpool to New York via Cobh

1953-04-10 MV Britannic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 10 April 1953
  • Route: Liverpool to New York via Cobh
  • Commander: Captain J. W. Caunce, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 11 June 1953 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1953-06-11 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 11 June 1953
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Commodore H. Grattidge, O.B.E

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 1 July 1953 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1953-07-01 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 1 July 1953
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain D. W. Sorrell

 

Front Cover, SS Stavangerfjord Passenger List - 14 July 1953

1953-07-14 SS Stavangerfjord Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Norwegian America Line / Den Norske Amerikalinje (NAL)
  • Class of Passengers: First Class, Cabin, and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 14 July 1953
  • Route: New York to Oslo via Bergen, Stavanger, and Kristiansand
  • Commander: Captain Olaf Bjørnstad, R.N.R.

 

1953-07-15 SS Maasdam

1953-07-15 SS Maasdam Passenger List

  • Cruise Line: Holland-America Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 15 July 1953
  • Route: Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
  • Commander: Captain J. B. Van Gaart

 

Front Cover, Swedish American Line MS Gripsholm Tourist Passenger List - 17 July 1953.

1953-07-17 SS Gripsholm Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Swedish American Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 17 July 1953
  • Route: Gotheburg to New York
  • Commander: Captain S. Ericson

 

1953-08-02 Passenger List for SS Independence

1953-08-02 SS Independence Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: American Export Lines
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 2 August 1953
  • Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
  • Commander: Captain Ernest H. Nelson

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 4 August 1953 from Southampton to New York Via Le Havre and Cobh

1953-08-04 RMS Mauretania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 4 August 1953
  • Route: Southampton to New York Via Le Havre and Cobh
  • Commander: Captain D. W. Sorrell.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 12 August 1953 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg

1953-08-12 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 12 August 1953
  • Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain C. I. Thompson

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS Independence of the American Export Lines, Departing 24 August 1953 from Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes and Gibraltar

1953-08-24 SS Independence Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: American Export Lines
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 24 August 1953
  • Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes and Gibraltar,
  • Commander: Captain Hugh L. Switzer

 

Front Cover, SS Empress of France First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 15 September 1953

1953-09-15 SS Empress of France Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
  • Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 15 September 1953
  • Route: Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal
  • Commander: Captain C. L. Bell, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 16 September 1953 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1953-09-16 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 16 September 1953
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain D. W. Sorrell

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS Gripsholm of the Swedish American Line, Departing 22 October 1953 from Gothenburg To New York

1953-10-22 SS Gripsholm Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Swedish American Line / Svenska Amerika Linien
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 22 October 1953
  • Route: Gothenburg To New York
  • Commander: Captain S. ERICSON

 

Front Cover of a First Class, Cabin, and Tourist Class Passenger List from the TSS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 5 November 1953 from Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton.

1953-11-05 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
  • Class of Passengers: First, Cabin, and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 5 November 1953
  • Route: Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton
  • Commander: Captain C. VISSER

 

Front Cover, CPOS Passenger List for the 16 December 1953 Voyage of the SS Empress of Australia.

1953-12-16 SS Empress of Australia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
  • Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 16 December 1953
  • Route: Liverpool to Saint John, NB
  • Commander: Captain C. L. de H. Bell, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

Other 1953 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives

  • 1953-06-06 Maasdam, Holland-America Line, Tourist, New York to Rotterdam via Cobh, Southampton and Le Havre, Captain J. B. van Gaart
  • 1953-08-01 Ryndam, Holland-America Line, Tourist, Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton, Captain J. P. Boshoff
  • 1953-08-21 Liberté, CGT-French Line, Cabin and Tourist, Le Havre to New York via Southampton, Captain Paul Kerharo
  • 1953-08-21 Constitution, American Export Lines, First Class, New York to Naples via Gibraltar, Cannes, and Genoa, Captain Ernest H. Nelson
  • 1953-10-06 United States, United States Lines, Cabin, Southampton to New York via Le Havre, Commodore John W. Anderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.
  • 1953-10-06 United States, United States Lines, Tourist, Southampton to New York via Le Havre, Commodore John W. Anderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.

 

Passenger Lists By Year Continued

Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1953 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].

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