Arno (ship) explained
The
Arno, was a 1,825 ton,
iron sailing ship with a
length of 270.7feet, breadth of 39feet and depth of 22.5feet. She was built by Charles Connell & Company, Glasgow,
Scotland, for the
Nourse Line, named after the
Arno River in central Italy, which flows past
Florence and
Pisa to the
Mediterranean Sea, and launched on 19 January 1893. 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 |
|---|
| 23 July 1900 | 627 | n/a |
| 15 March 1901 | 656 | 9 |
| Fiji | 4 September 1903 | 634 | n/a |
| Fiji | 3 May 1904 | 631 | n/a |
| Trinidad | 24 November 1906 | 627 | 15 | |
In 1896 she was grounded at West Hartlepool, inward bound under tow from Bremen.
Arno was sold to Norwegian owners in 1910. On 10 October 1913 she left Fredrikstad for Pernambuco and was not seen or heard from again.
See also
References
- Book: Perry
, F. W.
. Nourse Line . World Ship Society . 1991 . 978-0-905617-62-6.
- Book: Lubbock
, Basil
. Basil Lubbock
. Basil Lubbock . Coolie ships and oil sailors . Brown, Son & Ferguson . 1981 . 978-0-85174-111-6 .
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