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'''SS ''Ganges''''' was the | '''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 | ==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. | |||
== | == 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 | 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 == | ||