Jumna (ship)

The Jumna, named after a tributary of the Ganges in northern India, was a 1,048 ton iron sailing ship built for the Nourse Line, by William Pile of Sunderland in 1867. She was 208.6 feet (63.6 m) long, 34.1 feet (10.4 m) wide and 20.1 feet (6.1 m) deep. The ship was used in the transport of Indian indentured labourers to the colonies, which was a speciality of the Nourse Line.

History
United Kingdom
Owner: Nourse Line
Builder: William Pile, Sunderland
Launched: 1867
Norway
Acquired: 1898
General characteristics
Class and type: Full-rigged iron-hulled ship
Tons burthen: 1,048 tons
Length: 208.6 ft (63.6 m)
Beam: 34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Draught: 20.1 ft (6.1 m)

Voyages

Details of some of these voyages are as follows:

DestinationDate of ArrivalNumber of PassengersDeaths During Voyage
Trinidad10 February 187443017
Trinidad28 February 18804353
Trinidad10 January 18894566
Fiji27 June 1891447n/a
Fiji23 May 1893310n/a

The 310 labourers she carried to Fiji in 1893 was the smallest number of passengers carried by any ship transporting Indian indentured labourers to Fiji.

On 22 December 1893, the Jumna transported 487 indentured labourers from the Volga (which had sunk) to Jamaica. In 1883 she repatriated 95 labourers back to India from St Lucia and another 137 in August 1892.

In 1898 Jumna was sold to Norwegian owners.

Famous passengers

See also

Bibliography

  • Lubbock, Basil (1981). Coolie ships and oil sailors. Brown, Son & Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-111-8.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.