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Clyde (1894 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameClyde
OwnerNourse Line
BuilderRussell & Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland
Launched25 July 1894
Norway
FateScrapped 1925
General characteristics
Class and typeIron hulled sailing ship
Tons burthen1,840
Length270 ft 9 in (82.5 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draught22 ft 5 in (6.8 m)

Clyde was built by Russell & Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland, for the Nourse Line, and named after the River Clyde flowing through Glasgow, and launched on 25 July 1894. The Clyde was the last sailing ship built for the Nourse Line. 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
Fiji 1 June 1897 670 n/a
Trinidad 16 February 1902 574 4
Suriname 14 December 1904 n/a n/a

On 9 March 1906 she ran aground at Cape Hatteras, en route from Barbados to New York. She was refloated on 9 May 1906 and taken to New York for repairs. On 31 July 1906 she was sold to M & G.R. Clover of London. She was resold a number of times to different Norwegian owners and broken up in 1924.

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References

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  • Perry, F. W. (1991). Nourse Line. World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-62-2.
  • Lubbock, Basil (1981). Coolie ships and oil sailors. Brown, Son & Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-111-8.