Bruce (ship)

Bruce was a 1,200-ton sailing ship built in 1866 by Aitken Mansell of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1880 the Nourse Line purchased her from the British Shipowners Company.

This article is about the 19th-century sailing ship. For the U.S. Navy destroyer, see USS Bruce (DD-329).

History
United Kingdom
Owner:
  • British Shipowners Company (1866-1880)
  • Nourse Line (from 1880)
Builder: Aitken Mansell, Glasgow, Scotland
Launched: 1866
Acquired: 1880, Nourse Line
General characteristics
Class and type: Full-rigged ship, Barque
Tons burthen: 1,200 tons

Indian indenture ship

On 21 May 1886, Bruce carried 458 Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. In 1889 she was re-rigged as a barque. On 3 January 1889, she carried Indian indentured labourers to Surinam in the West Indies.[1] On 17 November 1890 she arrived in Trinidad with 507 Indian indentured labourers. There were two deaths during the voyage. Bruce also took Indian indentured labourers to Guyana.[2]

Coal hulk in New York Harbor

On 18 February 1891, Bruce capsized in New York Harbor, was salvaged and used for coal storage.[3]

See also

References
  1. genforum.genealogy.com
  2. guyanachronicle.com Archived 30 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. theshipslist.com

Lubbock, Basil (1981). Coolie ships and oil sailors. Brown, Son & Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-111-8.

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