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'''SS ''Fazilka''''' was a {{GRT|4152}} [[Steamboat|steamship]] with a [[length]] of {{convert|366|ft|m}}, breadth of {{convert|48.2|ft|m}} and [[draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|26.5|ft|m}}. She was built by [[William Doxford & Sons|William Doxford and Sons]] for the [[British-India Steam Navigation Company]] (B.I.S.N.) in 1890. She had triple expansion, 462 nhp, steam engines with a top speed of 12.5 [[knot (unit)|knot]]s.

== Indentured labour ship ==
On 31 October 1904, the ''Fazilka'' was used to carry migrants from [[London]] to [[Brisbane]], but she was primarily used for the transportation of [[India]]n [[indenture]]d labourers to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:
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! Destination
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| [[Fiji]] || 28 March 1901 || 804
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| Fiji || 18 June 1901 || 776 || n/a
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| Fiji || 20 June 1902 || 840
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| Fiji || 17 April 1906 || 881
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| Fiji || 28 January 1907 || 875
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| Fiji || 25 April 1907 || 796 || n/a
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== Troop ship ==
''Fazilka'' was used to carry troops from India to South Africa during the Boer war. She left Port Natal on 30 January 1900 to make the return trip to India. Four days after passing through the Mozambique Channel the tail shaft broke. The shaft had broken in two places partially rupturing the stern tube, so the first requirement was to shift ballast and get the stern out of the water. Attempts were made to rig sails but progress was slow and after an attempt to tow, the engineers under Mr. Brown worked in intolerable conditions to repair the shaft. The repairs were complicated and after various failures it was decided to take down the high pressure engine and use the bottom end brasses as a clamp. This was effective in holding the shaft and then the rear end breakage was connected by a Thomson coupling. Using the low pressure engines only, ''Fazilka'' was able to make Colombo at a speed of {{convert|9|knots|km/h}}. This was one of the most heroic ship repairs at sea{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} and the Engineers were rewarded accordingly. John Macdonald, the 4th Engineer receiving a Gold watch and the sum of £30.

'''Fazilka''' was wrecked on 31 October 1919, on the east coast of [[Great Nicobar]] Island. She was on a voyage from [[Penang]] to [[Calcutta]], carrying passengers and a general cargo.

== See also ==
* [[Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji]]
* [[Indian indenture system]]

== External links ==
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/shipping/mig-qld5.htm Queensland Migrant]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071019013803/http://www.rakaia.co.uk/downloads/british-india-history.pdf A History of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120716185202/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bisn.html The Ships List]
* [http://www.biship.com/fleetlists/fleet1890-1899.htm BIShip]

== References ==
*{{cite book
| last = Blake
| first = George
| author-link=George Blake (novelist)
| title = B.I. Centenary
| publisher =Collins
| year = 1956
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