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| Ship image = The EMS as Fortuna under sail (PRG1373 4 103).jpg<br />
| Ship caption = The ''Ems'' as ''Fortuna'' under sail<br />
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| Ship country = United Kingdom<br />
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| Ship name = ''Ems''<br />
| Ship owner = [[Nourse Line]]<br />
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| Ship builder = Charles Connell & Company, [[Glasgow]]<br />
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| Ship class = Iron-hulled [[sailing ship]]<br />
| Ship tons burthen = 1,829 tons<br />
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| Ship beam = {{convert|39|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
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The '''''Ems''''' was a 1,829 ton, [[iron]] [[sailing ship]] with a [[length]] of {{convert|270.7|ft|m}}, breadth of {{convert|39|ft|m}} and depth of {{convert|22.5|ft|m}}.<br />
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== History ==<br />
She was built by Charles Connell & Company, [[Glasgow]] for the [[Nourse Line]], and named after the [[Ems River]] in north west [[Germany]], and launched on 6 April 1893. She was primarily used for the transportation of [[Indian indenture system|Indian indentured labourers]] to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! Destination<br />
! Date of Arrival<br />
! Number of Passengers<br />
! Deaths During Voyage<br />
|-<br />
| [[Fiji]]<br />
| 20 April 1894<br />
| 570<br />
| n/a<br />
|-<br />
| [[Suriname]]<br />
| 22 November 1894<br />
| n/a<br />
| n/a<br />
|-<br />
| [[Fiji]]<br />
| 30 July 1904<br />
| 526<br />
| n/a<br />
|}<br />
In 1898, she made a voyage from [[Bristol]] to [[Calcutta]] in 87 days and in 1902 arrived in Calcutta from [[New York City|New York]] in 102 days.<br />
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In 1910, the ''Ems'' was sold to Tønsberg Whaling Company of [[Norway]]. She was resold in 1912 to another Norwegian owner and refitted as a [[whaling]] and [[guano]] ship.<br />
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In 1916 she was sold to the Argentine Whaling Company, was renamed the ''Fortuna'' but kept her Norwegian crew. On 28 October 1927, she caught fire, {{convert|20|mi|km}} off the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] coast while on a voyage from [[Liverpool]] to [[South Georgia Island|South Georgia]] with [[coal]] and empty oil drums. She was abandoned at sea with the loss of five lives.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Perry<br />
| first = F. W.<br />
| title = Nourse Line<br />
| publisher = World Ship Society<br />
| year = 1991<br />
| isbn = 0-905617-62-2<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Lubbock<br />
| first = Basil<br />
| title = Coolie ships and oil sailors<br />
| publisher = Brown, Son & Ferguson<br />
| year = 1981<br />
| isbn = 0-85174-111-8<br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html Genealogy.com]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002234018/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nourse.htm The Ships List]<br />
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{{1927 shipwrecks}}<br />
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[[Category:History of Suriname]]<br />
[[Category:Indian indenture ships to Fiji]]<br />
[[Category:Whaling ships]]<br />
[[Category:Guano trade]]<br />
[[Category:Shipwrecks of Ireland]]<br />
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1927]]<br />
[[Category:Individual sailing vessels]]<br />
[[Category:Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Ships built on the River Clyde]]<br />
[[Category:Merchant ships of Norway]]<br />
[[Category:Merchant ships of Argentina]]<br />
[[Category:1893 ships]]</div>
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