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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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 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
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 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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
- 1953-04-10 Britannic, White Star Line, Tourist, Liverpool to New York via Cobh, Captain J. W. Caunce, R.D., R.N.R.
- 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.
- 1953-11-05 Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland-America Line, First, Cabin and Tourist Class, Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton, Captain C. Visser
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 ggarchives@usa.com.
