Jumna (ship)
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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 indenture
d labourers to the colonies, which was a speciality of the Nourse Line.
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.
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
sailing ship
Sailing ship
The term sailing ship is now used to refer to any large wind-powered vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a specific rig of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant. In popular usage "ship" became associated with all large...
built for the Nourse Line
Nourse Line
The Nourse Line was a shipping company formed by Captain James Nourse in 1861. After taking delivery of his first ship, the Ganges, in 1861, Nourse went on to build up one of the last great fleets of sailing ships.- Early life of James Nourse:...
, by William Pile
William Pile (shipbuilder)
William Pile was a renowned British shipbuilder. He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland.'his genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled...
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 indenture
Indenture
An indenture is a legal contract reflecting a debt or purchase obligation, specifically referring to two types of practices: in historical usage, an indentured servant status, and in modern usage, an instrument used for commercial debt or real estate transaction.-Historical usage:An indenture is a...
d labourers to the colonies, which was a speciality of the Nourse Line.
Voyages
Details of some of these voyages are as follows: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
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. In 1883 she repatriated 95 labourers back to India from St Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
and another 137 in August 1892.
In 1898 Jumna was sold to Norwegian owners.