SS Wardha

SS *Wardha*
History
Owner:	British-India Steam Navigation Company (1887–1912); F. Bruzzo (1912–);
Builder:	Alexander Stephen and Sons
Launched:	7 July 1887
Fate:	Broken up 1923
General characteristics
Type:	Steamship
Tonnage:	Template:GRT
Length:	350 ft (110 m)
Beam:	47 ft (14 m)

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 350 feet (110 m) and breadth of 47 feet (14 m).

She was used for the transportation of Indian indentured labourers to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:

Selected SSWardha voyages
Destination	Date of Arrival	Number of Passengers	Deaths During Voyage
British Guiana	1901	n/a	n/a
Fiji	28 July 1905	892	n/a
Fiji	28 June 1906	834	n/a

In 1912, Wardha was sold to F. Bruzzo of Italy.

ReferencesEdit

"British India Steam Navigation Company". The Fleets. The Ships List. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
Cheddie, Richard B. (27 August 2000). "Updated List of Ships that transported E". Genealogy.com.