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Ganges (1882)

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| Ship name = ''Ganges''
| Ship owner = [[Nourse Line]]
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| Ship builder = Osbourne, Graham & Company, [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]
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| Ship class = Iron [[barque]]
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'''''Ganges''''' was the second [[Nourse Line]] ship to be named ''Ganges''. The first [[Ganges (1861)|''Ganges'']] was built in 1861 and wrecked in 1881. ''Ganges'' was a 1529-ton iron [[barque]], built by [[Osbourne, Graham & Company]] of [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and launched on 25 March 1882.
It was {{convert|241|ft|m}} long, {{convert|37.2|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|22.5|ft|m}} deep.

''Ganges'' made three trips to [[Fiji]], the first on 27 June 1885 carrying 523 [[India]]n [[indenture]]d labourers. It arrived next on 3 September 1899, carrying 464 Indian indentured labourers and finally on 21 June 1900, carrying 554 passengers. It 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.

It was sold to [[Norway|Norwegian]] owners in 1904 and renamed '''''Asters'''''. During [[World War I]], it was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on 28 May 1917 by the [[Imperial German Navy]] [[submarine]] {{SMU|UC-55||6}} {{convert|150|mi|km}} northwest of the [[Isles of Scilly]] while on a voyage from [[Le Havre]], [[France]], to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], with a cargo of oil and [[wax]]. All on board ''Asters'' survived.<ref name=Asters>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/508.html |title=Asters |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Ganges (1861)|''Ganges'' (1861)]]
*{{SS|Ganges}}
*[[Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji]]
*[[Indian indenture system]]

== References==
===Notes===
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{cite book
| last = Lubbock
| first = Basil
| title = Coolie ships and oil sailors
| publisher = Brown, Son & Ferguson
| year = 1981
| isbn = 0-85174-111-8
}}

== External links ==
* [http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html Genealogy.com]
* [http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/nourse.html Nourse Line]

{{May 1917 shipwrecks}}

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[[Category:1882 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built on the River Wear]]
[[Category:Indian indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:History of Suriname]]
[[Category:Indian indenture ships to Fiji]]
[[Category:Individual sailing vessels]]
[[Category:Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:World War I merchant ships of Norway]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1917]]
[[Category:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War I]]
[[Category:World War I shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean]]

Ganges (1882)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{|{{Infobox ship begin}}
{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image =
| Ship caption =
}}
{{Infobox ship career
| Hide header = no
|Ship country=United Kingdom
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}}
| Ship name = ''Ganges''
| Ship owner = [[Nourse Line]]
| Ship ordered =
| Ship builder = Osbourne, Graham & Company, [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]
| Ship original cost =
| Ship laid down =
| Ship launched = 25 March 1882
| Ship acquired =
| Ship commissioned =
| Ship decommissioned =
| Ship in service =
| Ship out of service =
| Ship renamed =
| Ship struck =
| Ship reinstated =
| Ship honours =
| Ship captured =
| Ship fate =
| Ship status =
| Ship notes =
}}
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| Hide header = no
|Ship country=Norway
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Norway|civil}}
| Ship name =
| Ship owner =
| Ship ordered =
| Ship builder =
| Ship original cost =
| Ship laid down =
| Ship launched =
| Ship acquired = 1904
| Ship commissioned =
| Ship decommissioned =
| Ship in service =
| Ship out of service =
| Ship renamed = ''Asters''
| Ship struck =
| Ship reinstated =
| Ship honours =
| Ship captured =
| Ship fate = Sunk 28 May 1917
| Ship status =
| Ship notes =
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header =
| Header caption =
| Ship class = Iron [[barque]]
| Ship tons burthen = 1,768 tons
| Ship length = {{convert|241|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|37.2|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|22.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft =
| Ship hold depth =
| Ship propulsion =
| Ship sail plan =
| Ship complement =
| Ship armament =
| Ship notes =
}}
|}

'''''Ganges''''' was the second [[Nourse Line]] ship to be named ''Ganges''. The first [[Ganges (1861)|''Ganges'']] was built in 1861 and wrecked in 1881. ''Ganges'' was a 1529-ton iron [[barque]], built by [[Osbourne, Graham & Company]] of [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and launched on 25 March 1882. S
Itwas {{convert|241|ft|m}} long, {{convert|37.2|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|22.5|ft|m}} deep.

''Ganges'' made three trips to [[Fiji]], the first on 27 June 1885 carrying 523 [[India]]n [[indenture]]d labourers. It arrived next on 3 September 1899, carrying 464 Indian indentured labourers and finally on 21 June 1900, carrying 554 passengers. It 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.

It was sold to [[Norway|Norwegian]] owners in 1904 and renamed '''''Asters'''''. During [[World War I]], it was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on 28 May 1917 by the [[Imperial German Navy]] [[submarine]] {{SMU|UC-55||6}} {{convert|150|mi|km}} northwest of the [[Isles of Scilly]] while on a voyage from [[Le Havre]], [[France]], to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], with a cargo of oil and [[wax]]. All on board ''Asters'' survived.<ref name=Asters>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/508.html |title=Asters |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Ganges (1861)|''Ganges'' (1861)]]
*{{SS|Ganges}}
*[[Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji]]
*[[Indian indenture system]]

== References==
===Notes===
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{cite book
| last = Lubbock
| first = Basil
| title = Coolie ships and oil sailors
| publisher = Brown, Son & Ferguson
| year = 1981
| isbn = 0-85174-111-8
}}

== External links ==
* [http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html Genealogy.com]
* [http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/nourse.html Nourse Line]

{{May 1917 shipwrecks}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganges (1882)}}
[[Category:1882 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built on the River Wear]]
[[Category:Indian indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:History of Suriname]]
[[Category:Indian indenture ships to Fiji]]
[[Category:Individual sailing vessels]]
[[Category:Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:World War I merchant ships of Norway]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1917]]
[[Category:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War I]]
[[Category:World War I shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean]]