Erne (ship)

The Erne , was a 1,692 ton, iron sailing ship with a length of 255.6 feet, breadth of 38.3 feet and depth of 23.2 feet. She was built by Russel & Company for the Nourse Line, named after the River Erne in northwest of Ireland, and launched in May 1886. 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
Suriname	27 April 1890	n/a	n/a
Suriname	14 April 1894	n/a	n/a
Fiji	24 April 1896	557	n/a
Suriname	27 April 1899	n/a	n/a
British Guiana	1906	n/a	n/a

In 1895, the Erne took 22 days to travel from Barbados to Liverpool.In 1908 ship, was sold to River Plate Shipping Co, Montreal.

See also

* Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ttowgw/archives/indianships.htm Indian Immigrant Ship List]
* [http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html Genealogy.com]
* [http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nourse.htm The Ships List]

References

cite book
last = Lubbock
first = Basil
title = Coolie ships and oil sailors
publisher = Brown, Son & Ferguson
date = 1981
id = ISBN 0-85174-111-8