Ganges (1882)
Appearance
![]() The ship Ganges
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History | |
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Name | Ganges |
Owner | Nourse Line |
Builder | Osbourne, Graham & Company, Sunderland |
Launched | 25 March 1882 |
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Acquired | 1904 |
Renamed | Asters |
Fate | Sunk, 28 May 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Iron barque |
Tons burthen | 1,768 tons |
Length | 241 ft (73 m) |
Beam | 37.2 ft (11.3 m) |
Draught | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
Ganges was the second
Sunderland and launched on 25 March 1882. She was 241 feet (73 m) long, with a beam of 37.2 feet (11.3 m) and a draught
of 22.5 feet (6.9 m).
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Ganges made three trips to Fiji, the first on 27 June 1885 carrying 523 Indian indentured labourers. She arrived next on 3 September 1899, carrying 464 Indian indentured labourers and finally on 21 June 1900, carrying 554 passengers. She also made voyages to the West Indies, arriving in Trinidad on 25 November 1890 carrying 568 passengers and arriving in Suriname on 23 April 1889.
She was sold to
See also
- SS Ganges
- Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji
- Indian indenture system
References
Notes
Bibliography
Lubbock, Basil (1981). Coolie ships and oil sailors. Brown, Son & Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-111-8.
External links
Media related to Ganges (ship, 1882) at Wikimedia Commons
- Genealogy.com
- Nourse Line