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'''SS ''Wardha''''' was a 3,917-ton [[steamship]] built for the [[British-India Steam Navigation Company]] in 1887 by [[Alexander Stephen and Sons]], [[Glasgow]]. She was a passenger cargo vessel of length {{convert|350|ft}} and breadth of {{convert|47|ft}}.<br />
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She was used for the [[transport]]ation of [[Indian indenture system|Indian indentured labourers]] to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Destination<br />
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| [[British Guiana]] || 1901 || n/a<br />
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| [[Fiji]] || 28 July 1905 || 892<br />
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| Fiji || 28 June 1906 || 834 || n/a<br />
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In 1912, ''Wardha'' was sold to F. Bruzzo of [[Italy]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
*{{cite book |last = Blake |first = George |authorlink=George Blake (novelist) |title = B.I. Centenary |publisher =Collins |year = 1956}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web |url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bisn.html |website=The Ships List |title=British India Steam Navigation Company |department=The Fleets |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716185202/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bisn.html |archivedate=16 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}<br />
* {{cite web |url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html |website=Genealogy.com |title=Updated List of Ships that transported E |first=Richard B. |last=Cheddie |date=27 August 2000}}<br />
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[[Category:Ships of the British India Steam Navigation Company]]<br />
[[Category:History of Guyana]]<br />
[[Category:Indian indenture ships to Fiji]]<br />
[[Category:Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Ships built on the River Clyde]]<br />
[[Category:1887 ships]]</div>
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