The Manila was built in 1854 at Oscarshamn in Sweden by Carstenson. Her burden was 232 Norwegian Commercial lasts. She is referred to as a Frigate which means she was a full rigged ship. In 1866 the ship Manila departed from Christiania on April 25th, and arrived at Quebec on June 7th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 278 steerage passengers and 2 cabin passengers. One infant died of debility on the voyage, and one infant was ill with measles when the ship arrived to the quarantine station at Grosse Île. The ship was held one day under observation. The Manila was mastered by Capt. Baarsrud and had a crew of 14. The passenger list was archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC]. In 1867 the Manila departed from Christiania on April 27th, and arrived at Quebec on June 7th. She was carrying 238 passengers. Master was Capt. T. Baarsrud. The passenger list for this voyage was archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC], and the passenger were listed in the Christiania Police Emigration Records, kept by the Statsarkivet in Norway. The Christiania records are online at Digitalarkivet. In 1868 she departed from Christiania on April 25th, and arrived at Quebec on June 19th. She was carrying 232 passengers. Master was Capt. Thorvald Baarsrud. The passenger list for this voyage was archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC], and the passenger were listed in the Christiania Police Emigration Records, kept by the Statsarkivet in Norway.

In 1869 the ship Manila departed from Drammen on April 23rd, and arrived at Quebec on June 18th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 248 steerage passengers and 2 cabin passengers, all well at arrival. The Manila was mastered by Capt. Thorvald Baarsrud, and had a crew of 14. The passenger list for this voyage was archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC], and the passenger were listed in the Christiania Police Emigration Records, kept by the Statsarkivet in Norway.

The Manila was lost in the North Atlantic in 1876.