Bruce (ship) explained

Bruce was a 1,200-ton sailing ship built in 1866 by Aitken Mansell of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1880 the Nourse Line purchased her from the British Shipowners Company.

Indian indenture ship

On 21 May 1886, Bruce carried 458 Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. In 1889 she was re-rigged as a barque. On 3 January 1889, she carried Indian indentured labourers to Surinam in the West Indies.[1] On 17 November 1890 she arrived in Trinidad with 507 Indian indentured labourers. There were two deaths during the voyage. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ttowgw/archives/indianships.htm Bruce also took Indian indentured labourers to Guyana.[2]

Coal hulk in New York Harbor

On 11 February 1891, Bruce capsized in Bayonne, New Jersey,[3] was salvaged and used for coal storage.[4]

See also

References

Book: Lubbock , Basil . Basil Lubbock

. Basil Lubbock . Coolie ships and oil sailors . Brown, Son & Ferguson . 1981 . 0-85174-111-8 .

40.6593°N -74.0804°W

Notes and References

  1. http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html genforum.genealogy.com
  2. http://www.guyanachronicle.com/supplement.html guyanachronicle.com
  3. News: 12 February 1891 . Capsized at Her Docks . Buffalo Weekly Express . 30 May 2023 . newspapers.com.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002234018/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nourse.htm theshipslist.com