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-'''''Ganges''''' was the second [[Nourse Line]] ship to be named ''Ganges''. The first [[Ganges (1861)|''Ganges'']] was built in 1861 and wrecked in 1881. ''Ganges'' was a 1529-ton iron [[barque]], built by [[Osbourne, Graham & Company]] of [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and launched on 25 March 1882. S
+'''''Ganges''''' was the second [[Nourse Line]] ship to be named ''Ganges''. The first [[Ganges (1861)|''Ganges'']] was built in 1861 and wrecked in 1881. ''Ganges'' was a 1529-ton iron [[barque]], built by [[Osbourne, Graham & Company]] of [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and launched on 25 March 1882.
-Itwas {{convert|241|ft|m}} long, {{convert|37.2|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|22.5|ft|m}} deep.
+It was {{convert|241|ft|m}} long, {{convert|37.2|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|22.5|ft|m}} deep.
 ''Ganges'' made three trips to [[Fiji]], the first on 27 June 1885 carrying 523 [[India]]n [[indenture]]d labourers. It arrived next on 3 September 1899, carrying 464 Indian indentured labourers and finally on 21 June 1900, carrying 554 passengers. It also made voyages to the [[West Indies]], arriving in [[Trinidad]] on 25 November 1890 carrying 568 passengers and arriving in [[Suriname]] on 23 April 1889.