The Truro was the ship (from Madras) containing the first batch of 342 indentured Indian laborers to arrive in Port Natal (present Durban) on 16 November 1860. The second batch of 342 arrived in Durban on board the Belvedere (from Calcutta) 10 days later. Indian laborers were recruited to work on sugar plantations by South African government. In 2011, On the 150th anniversary South African government announced plans to launch a series of postal stamps to commemorate this. The Truro ship left Madras and reached Port Natal November 16, 1860. The Belvedere ship left Calcutta and arrived at Port Natal November 26, 1860, while the Umlazi ship arrived in 1911.[1] Passenger lists have been made available online.[2][3]