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Ships to Fiji

The table below provides details of the 87 voyages made by the 40 ships that brought Indian Indentured Labourers to Fiji. Of these ships, 27 were sailing ships and 13 were steam ships.  Leonidas was the first ship to sail from Calcutta.  Syria was met with destruction towards the end of its journey to Fiji

Name of Ship Date of Arrival Registered Numbers
Number of Arrivals
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1 Leonidas 14 May 1879 1 - 463 463
2 Berar 29 June 1882 464 - 887 424
3 Poonah I 17 September 1882 888 - 1364 477
4 Poonah II 19 June 1883 1365 - 1860 496
5 Bayard 20 August 1883 1861 - 2354 494
6 Syria 14 May 1884 2355 - 2792 438
7 Howrah 26 June 1884 2793 - 3287 495
8 Pericles 3 July 1884 3288 - 3748 461
9 S.S. Newnham 23 July 1884 3749 - 4323 575
10 Main 30 April 1885 4324 - 5048 725
11 Ganges 27 June 1885 5049 - 5571 523
12 Boyne 26 April 1886 5572 - 6108 537
13 Bruce 21 May 1886 6109 - 6566 458
14 Hereford I 24 April1888 6567 - 7105 539
15 Moy I 3 May 1889 7106 - 7782 677
16 Rhone I 15 May 1890 7783 - 8367 585
17 Allan Shaw 17 June 1890 8368 - 8940 573
18 Danube 15 June 1891 8941 - 9531 591
19 Jumna I 27 June 1891 9532 - 9978 447
20 British Peer 23 April 1892 9979 - 10505 527
21 Avon I 5 May 1892 10506 - 11025 520
22 Hereford II 15 June 1892 11026 - 11504 479
23 Moy II 14 April 1893 11505 - 11971 467
24 Jumna II 23 May 1893 11972 - 12281 310
25 Ems I 20 April 1894 12282 - 12851 570
26 Hereford III 28 June 1894 12852 - 13362 511
27 S.S. Vadala 26 March 1895 13363 - 14109 747
28 S.S. Virawa I 26 April 1895 14110 - 14786 677
29 Erne 24 April 1896 14787 - 15343 557
30 Elbe I 13 June 1896 15344 - 15958 615
31 Rhone II 11 May 1897 15959 - 16611 653
32 Clyde 1 June 1897 16612 - 17281 670
33 Moy III 1 June 1898 17282 - 17849 568
34 Avon II 25 July 1899 17850 - 18316 467
35 Ganges 3 September 1899 18317 - 18780 464
36 Ganges 21 June 1900 18781 - 19334 554
37 Elbe II 26 July 1900 19335 - 19938 604
38 Arno I 23 July 1900 19939 - 20565 627
39 Rhine 30 August 1900 20566 - 21056 491
40 S.S. Fazilka I 28 March 1901 21057 - 21860 804
41 S.S. Fultala I 12 May 1901 21861 - 22669 809
42 S.S. Fazilka II 18 June 1901 22670 - 23445 776
43 S.S. Virawa II 26 April 1902 23446 - 24163 718
44 S.S. Fazilka III 20 June 1902 24164 - 25003 840
45 Mersey 13 June 1903 25004 - 25588 585
46 Elbe III 5 August 1903 25589 - 26178 590
47 Arno II 4 September 1903 26179 - 26812 634
48 Arno III 3 May 1904 26813 - 27443 631
49 Ems II 30 July 1904 27444 - 27969 526
50 S.S. Fultala II 10 April 1905 27970 - 28796 827
51 S.S. Virawa III 17 July 1905 28797 - 29411 615
52 S.S. Wardha I 28  July 1905 29412 - 30303 892
53 S.S. Fultala III 17 August 1905 30304 - 31093 790
54 S.S. Fazilka IV 17 April 1906 31094 - 31974 881
55 S.S. Fultala IV 28 April 1906 31975 - 32775 801
56 S.S. Wardha II 28 June 1906 32776 - 33609 834
57 S.S. Fazilka V 28 January 1907 33610 - 34484 875
58 S.S. Virawa IV 23 March1907 34485 - 35243 759
59 S.S. Fazilka VI 25 April 1907 35244 - 36039 796
60 S.S. Sangola I 18 March 1908 36040 - 37171 1132
61 S.S. Sangola II 6 June 1908 37172 - 38257 1086
62 S.S. Sangola III 1 February 1909 38258 - 39409 1152
63 S.S. Sangola IV 21 April1909 39410 - 40076 667
64 S.S. Sangola V 7 March 1910 40077 - 41002 926
65 S.S. Santhia I 22 April 1910 41003 - 42023 1021
66 S.S. Sangola VI 5 June 1910 42024 - 42892 869
67 S.S. Santhia II 8 July 1910 42893 - 43922 1030
68 S.S. Mutlah I 22 May 1911 43923 - 44756 834
69 S.S. Sutlej I 25 June 1911 44757 - 45606 850
70 S.S. Ganges I 22 July 1911 45607 - 46466 860
71 S.S. Mutlah II 18 August 1911 46467 - 47329 863
72 S.S. Sutlej II 4 October 1911 47330 - 48140 811
73 S.S. Sutlej III 27 April 1912 48141 - 48997 857
74 S.S. Indus 8 June 1912 48998 - 49801 804
75 S.S. Ganges II 18 July 1912 49802 - 50644 843
76 S.S. Ganges III 8 November 1912 50645 - 51490 846
77 S.S. Ganges IV 21 February 1913 51491 - 52261 771
78 S.S. Sutlej IV 11 April 1913 52262 - 53069 808
79 S.S. Ganges V 29 May 1913 53070 - 53917 848
80 S.S. Ganges VI 9 September 1913 53918 - 54701 784
81 S.S. Chenab I 24 March 1914 54702 - 55556 855
82 S.S. Chenab II 16 June 1914 55557 - 56273 717
83 S.S. Mutlah III 7 May 1915 56274 - 57125 852
84 S.S. Ganges VII 21 June 1915 57126 - 57971 846
85 S.S. Mutlah IV 1 August 1915 57972 - 58783 812
86 S.S. Chenab III 1 September 1916 58784 - 59665 882
87 S.S. Sutlej V 11 November 1916 59666 - 60553 888

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