There are several streets in Sailortown whose names refer to basic elements of sailing and the port. One of these is Ship Street which existed in 1815 but was unnamed on Mason’s town plan of this year. The name appeared on a large scale Ordnance Survey map of Belfast, c. 1830 (IHTA xii, 18). It ran from Garmoyle Street to York Street (close to where the modern railway station is located). Only a short section running off Garmoyle Street remains today.