Summary
SS Indus was a 3,393-ton steamship launched on 28 April 1904. Delivered to the Nourse Line in May 1904, she was the shipping company's first steamship. She was built by Charles Connell & Company Limited, Glasgow and had single screw, triple expansion, 425 nhp engines.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nourse Line |
| Builder | Charles Connell & Company Limited |
| Launched | 28 April 1904 |
| Completed | May 1904 |
| Fate | Sunk 10 September 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | steamship |
| Tonnage | 3,393 tons |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam 425 hp (317 kW) |
| Propulsion | Single screw, |
Voyages edit
Like other Nourse Line ships, she was primarily used for the transportation of Indian indentured labourers to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:
| Destination | Date of Arrival | Number of Passengers | Deaths During Voyage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad | 13 November 1904 | 634 | 2 |
| Trinidad | 15 January 1906 | 694 | 4 |
| Trinidad | 13 December 1906 | 740 | 17 |
| Suriname | 3 July 1907 | n/a | n/a |
| Suriname | 4 November 1907 | n/a | n/a |
| Trinidad | 12 August 1908 | 815 | 8 |
| Suriname | 5 December 1908 | n/a | n/a |
| Trinidad | 27 July 1909 | 812 | 5 |
| Trinidad | 12 August 1908 | 815 | 8 |
| British Guiana | 1910 | n/a | n/a |
| Trinidad | 8 October 1911 | 402 | 1 |
| British Guiana | 1912 | n/a | n/a |
| Trinidad | 13 February 1912 | 352 | 2 |
| Fiji | 8 June 1912 | 804 | n/a |
| Trinidad | 12 September 1912 | 404 | 2 |
| Trinidad | 8 January 1913 | 326 | 2 |
| Suriname | 4 June 1914 | n/a | n/a |
Sinking edit
Indus was captured by SMS Emden on 10 September 1914, bound from Calcutta to Bombay for use as an Indian Expeditionary Force transport. Emden sank her by scuttling and gunfire at position 11°00′N 83°45′E / 11.000°N 83.750°E after having taken aboard all her complement. Her crew were later transferred to the German collier Markomania.
See also edit
External links edit
- "Updated List of Ships that transported E". Genealogy. 27 August 2000.
- "Nourse Line". Merchant Navy Officers.
- "Indian Immigrant Ship List". Rootsweb.
- "Colony - British Guiana". The Compass. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.