The Main was a 1691-ton,
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built by
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and launched in August 1884. She is recorded as having completed the journey from
Sharpness
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to
Calcutta
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on 20 July 1900 in 100 days but was mainly used to
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indenture
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d labourers to the British colonies. Details of some of these are shown below:
The Main was sold to
Norwegian owners in 1910-11 and renamed ''Vansa''. She was dismasted on 8 December 1917 and sank 225nm ENE Cape Hatteras on 16 December 1917.
See also
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Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji
Between 1879 and 1916, a total of 42 ships made 87 voyages, carrying Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. Initially the ships brought labourers from Calcutta, but from 1903 all ships except two also brought labourers from Madras and Mumbai. A t ...
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Indians in Fiji
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Indian indenture system
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External links
Indian Immigrant Ship List
References
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Indian indenture ships to Fiji
Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom
Individual sailing vessels
1884 ships