SS Indus (1904)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see SS Indus.

SS Indus
History
OwnerNourse Line
BuilderCharles Connell & Company Limited
Launched28 April 1904
CompletedMay 1904
FateSunk 10 September 1914
General characteristics
Typesteamship
Tonnage3,393 tons
Installed powerTriple expansion steam 425 hp (317 kW)
PropulsionSingle screw,

Voyages

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
Trinidad13 November 1904 6342
Trinidad15 January 1906694 4
Trinidad13 December 1906740 17
Suriname3 July 1907n/a n/a
Suriname4 November 1907n/a n/a
Trinidad12 August 1908815 8
Suriname5 December 1908n/a n/a
Trinidad27 July 1909812 5
Trinidad12 August 1908815 8
British Guiana1910n/a n/a
Trinidad8 October 1911402 1
British Guiana1912n/an/a
Trinidad13 February 1912352 2
Fiji8 June 1912804n/a
Trinidad12 September 1912404 2
Trinidad8 January 1913326 2
Suriname4 June 1914n/a n/a

Sinking

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 after having taken aboard all her complement. Her crew were later transferred to the German collier Markomania.

See also
  • "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.
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