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	\|}		'''SS ''Ganges''''' was a 3,475-ton [[steamship]], built for the [[Nourse Line]] by [[Charles Connell and Company]] of Glasgow and launched on 9 March 1906. She made seven trips carrying Indian indentured labourers from [[Calcutta]] and [[Madras]] to [[Colony of Fiji\|Fiji]], ten trips to [[History of Trinidad and Tobago#British period\|Trinidad and Tobago]] and also trips to [[Surinam (Dutch colony)\|Surinam]] and [[British Guiana]].
	'''SS ''Ganges''''' was a 3,475-ton steamship, built for the [[Nourse Line]] by [[Charles Connell and Company]] of Glasgow and launched on 9 March 1906. She made seven trips carrying Indian indentured labourers from [[Calcutta]] and [[Madras]] to Fiji, ten trips to [[Trinidad]] and also trips to [[Surinam]].

	==Namesakes==		==Namesakes==
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	\| Suriname \|\| 17 February 1908 \|\| n/a		\| Suriname \|\| 17 February 1908 \|\| n/a
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			\| Suriname \|\| 10 July 1908 \|\| n/a
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	\| Trinidad \|\| 20 July 1908 \|\| 642		\| Trinidad \|\| 20 July 1908 \|\| 642
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	\| Trinidad \|\| 18 April 1916 \|\| 200		\| Trinidad \|\| 18 April 1916 \|\| 200
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			\| British Guiana \|\| 18 April 1917 \|\| 421
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	\| Trinidad \|\| 22 April 1917 \|\| 421		\| Trinidad \|\| 22 April 1917 \|\| 421
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	== Notable passengers ==		== Notable passengers ==
	The parents of [[Indians in Fiji\|Fiji Indian]] businessman Sir [[Sathi Narain]], Devara Suramma (Emigration Pass No. 52043) and Gompa Appalasamy (Emigration Pass No. 51617), arrived on this ship from India to Fiji in 1913. Abdul Wahid who ran as a Mayoral Candidate in Tracy, USA. His grandfather Ali Mohammed f/n Mehardad was one of the indentured labor who came at the age of 20.		The parents of Fiji's first Chief Justice Sir Moti Tikaram (KBE), Thakur Tikaram (born 1877) and his wife Singaribai Tikaram (born 1894) arrived in Fiji on July 10, 1912 on the SS Ganges (Emigration Pass No. 50079).

			[[Indians in Fiji\|Fiji Indian]] businessman Sir [[Sathi Narain]], Devara Suramma (Emigration Pass No. 52043) and Gompa Appalasamy (Emigration Pass No. 51617), arrived on this ship from India to Fiji in 1913. Abdul Wahid who ran as a Mayoral Candidate in Tracy, USA. His grandfather Ali Mohammed f/n Mehardad was one of the indentured labor who came at the age of 20.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	~~[[Category:History of Suriname]]~~
	[[Category:Indian indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago]]		[[Category:Indian indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago]]
	[[Category:Indian indenture ships to Fiji]]		[[Category:Indian indenture ships to Fiji]]
	[[Category:1906 ships]]		[[Category:1906 ships]]

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	'''SS ''Ganges''''' was the ~~third~~ [[Nourse Line]] ~~ship to be named ''Ganges''. The first~~ [[~~Ganges (1861)\|''Ganges'']] was built in 1861~~ and ~~wrecked in 1881. The second [[Ganges (1882)\|''Ganges''~~]] ~~was built in 1885 and sold to [[Norway]] in 1904. SS ''Ganges'' was a 3,475 ton steam ship, built by Charles Connell & Company~~ of Glasgow and launched on 9 March 1906. ~~This ship~~ made seven trips carrying Indian indentured labourers from [[Calcutta]] and [[Madras]] to Fiji, ten trips to [[Trinidad]] and also trips to Surinam ~~as shown in the table~~.		'''SS ''Ganges''''' was a 3,475-ton steamship, built for the [[Nourse Line]] by [[Charles Connell and Company]] of Glasgow and launched on 9 March 1906. She made seven trips carrying Indian indentured labourers from [[Calcutta]] and [[Madras]] to Fiji, ten trips to [[Trinidad]] and also trips to [[Surinam]].

			==Namesakes==
			SS ''Ganges'' was the third [[Nourse Line]] ship to be named ''Ganges''. The first ''[[Ganges (1861)\|Ganges]]'' was built in 1861 and wrecked in 1881. The second ''[[Ganges (1882)\|Ganges]]'' was built in 1885 and sold to [[Norway]] in 1904.

			==Voyages==
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	Having been in operation during the last years of the Indian indenture system, ''Ganges'' was the last ship to carry Indian indentured labourers to Trinidad and to [[British Guiana]], docking in [[Georgetown, Guyana\|Georgetown]] on 18 April 1917.		Having been in operation during the last years of the Indian indenture system, ''Ganges'' was the last ship to carry Indian indentured labourers to Trinidad and to [[British Guiana]], docking in [[Georgetown, Guyana\|Georgetown]] on 18 April 1917.

	Between 7 and 31 August 1914 ~~she~~ was requisitioned for use as a [[Royal Navy]] [[Collier (ship type)\|collier]] and from September of the same year to the following January became an Indian Expeditionary Force transport. For periods of 1916 and 1917 she was requisitioned to transport various bulk cargoes including [[coal]], [[sugar]] and [[wheat]]. From 6 January 1918 ~~through~~ 19 April 1919 she came under the Liner Requisition Scheme. ~~She~~ was sold out of the fleet in 1928 to F. B. Saunders of [[London]] who sold her on the following year to Sea Products of London. She became ''Seapro'' in 1930 and served for a further four years before being sold for breaking to [[Thos W Ward]] in 1934.		==First World War==
			Between 7 and 31 August 1914 ''Ganges'' was requisitioned for use as a [[Royal Navy]] [[Collier (ship type)\|collier]]; and from September of the same year to the following January became an [[Indian Expeditionary Force]] transport. For periods of 1916 and 1917 she was requisitioned to transport various bulk cargoes including [[coal]], [[sugar]] and [[wheat]]. From 6 January 1918 until 19 April 1919 she came under the [[Liner Requisition Scheme]].

			==Later history==
			''Ganges'' was sold out of the fleet in 1928 to F. B. Saunders of [[London]] who sold her on the following year to Sea Products of London. She became ''Seapro'' in 1930 and served for a further four years before being sold for breaking to [[Thos. W. Ward]] in 1934.

	== ~~Famous~~ passengers ==		== Notable passengers ==
	The parents of [[Indians in Fiji\|Fiji Indian]] businessman Sir [[Sathi Narain]], Devara Suramma (Emigration Pass No. 52043) and Gompa Appalasamy (Emigration Pass No. 51617), arrived on this ship from India to Fiji in 1913. Abdul Wahid who ran as a Mayoral Candidate in Tracy, USA. His ~~grand father~~ Ali Mohammed f/n Mehardad was one of the indentured labor who came at the age of 20.		The parents of [[Indians in Fiji\|Fiji Indian]] businessman Sir [[Sathi Narain]], Devara Suramma (Emigration Pass No. 52043) and Gompa Appalasamy (Emigration Pass No. 51617), arrived on this ship from India to Fiji in 1913. Abdul Wahid who ran as a Mayoral Candidate in Tracy, USA. His grandfather Ali Mohammed f/n Mehardad was one of the indentured labor who came at the age of 20.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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'''SS ''Ganges''''' was the third [[Nourse Line]] ship to be named ''Ganges''. The first [[Ganges (1861)|''Ganges'']] was built in 1861 and wrecked in 1881. The second [[Ganges (1882)|''Ganges'']] was built in 1885 and sold to [[Norway]] in 1904. SS ''Ganges'' was a 3,475 ton steam ship, built by Charles Connell & Company of Glasgow and launched on 9 March 1906. This ship made seven trips carrying Indian indentured labourers from [[Calcutta]] and [[Madras]] to Fiji, ten trips to [[Trinidad]] and also trips to Surinam as shown in the table.

{| class="wikitable"
|-----
! Destination
! Date of Arrival
! Number of Passengers
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 25 October 1906 || 479
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 10 October 1907 || 344
|----- align ="center"
| Suriname || 17 February 1908 || n/a
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 20 July 1908 || 642
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 16 June 1909 || 819
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 24 November 1910 || 842
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 25 March 1911 || 776
|----- align ="center"
| Fiji || 22 July 1911 || 860
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 9 December 1911 || 428
|----- align ="center"
| Suriname || 7 April 1912 || n/a
|----- align ="center"
| Fiji || 18 July 1912 || 843
|----- align ="center"
| Fiji || 8 November 1912 || 846
|----- align ="center"
| Fiji || 21 February 1913 || 771
|----- align ="center"
| Fiji || 29 May 1913 || 848
|----- align ="center"
| Fiji || 9 September 1913 || 784
|----- align ="center"
| Fiji || 21 June 1915 || 846
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 11 November 1915 || 325
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 18 April 1916 || 200
|----- align ="center"
| Trinidad || 22 April 1917 || 421
|}

Having been in operation during the last years of the Indian indenture system, ''Ganges'' was the last ship to carry Indian indentured labourers to Trinidad and to [[British Guiana]], docking in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] on 18 April 1917.

Between 7 and 31 August 1914 she was requisitioned for use as a [[Royal Navy]] [[Collier (ship type)|collier]] and from September of the same year to the following January became an Indian Expeditionary Force transport. For periods of 1916 and 1917 she was requisitioned to transport various bulk cargoes including [[coal]], [[sugar]] and [[wheat]]. From 6 January 1918 through 19 April 1919 she came under the Liner Requisition Scheme. She was sold out of the fleet in 1928 to F. B. Saunders of [[London]] who sold her on the following year to Sea Products of London. She became ''Seapro'' in 1930 and served for a further four years before being sold for breaking to [[Thos W Ward]] in 1934.

== Famous passengers ==
The parents of [[Indians in Fiji|Fiji Indian]] businessman Sir [[Sathi Narain]], Devara Suramma (Emigration Pass No. 52043) and Gompa Appalasamy (Emigration Pass No. 51617), arrived on this ship from India to Fiji in 1913. Abdul Wahid who ran as a Mayoral Candidate in Tracy, USA. His grand father Ali Mohammed f/n Mehardad was one of the indentured labor who came at the age of 20.

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

==References==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/nourse2.html |website=Merchant Navy Officers |title=Nourse Line}}

== External links ==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/fantasy/12/india_came_west.htm |first=Norman |last=Datt |website=Fortune City |title=India came west |date=1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315022556/http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/fantasy/12/india_came_west.htm |archivedate=2012-03-15}}
*{{cite web |url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html |website=Genealogy |title=Updated List of Ships that transported E |date=27 August 2000}}

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[[Category:History of Suriname]]
[[Category:Indian indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Indian indenture ships to Fiji]]
[[Category:1906 ships]]