SS Mutlah
| History | |
|---|---|
| Owner: | Nourse Line |
| Builder: | Charles Connell & Company Limited |
| Launched: | c.1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Steamship |
| Tonnage: | 3,393 tons |
| Installed power: | triple expansion steam 425 hp (317 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Single screw |
SS Mutlah was a 3,393-ton steamship built for the Nourse Line in about 1906 by Charles Connell & Company Limited, Glasgow. She had single screw, triple expansion, 425 nhp engines.
Like other Nourse Line ships, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad | 4 September1907 | 844 | 11 |
| Trinidad | 4 September 1908 | 415 | 7 |
| Suriname | 2 May 1909 | 834 | n/a |
| Trinidad | 29 August 1909 | 832 | 8 |
| Trinidad | 7 October 1910 | 770 | 13 |
| Trinidad | 25 January 1911 | 842 | 9 |
| Fiji | 22 May 1911 | 834 | n/a |
| Fiji | 18 August 1911 | 863 | n/a |
| Trinidad | 28 December 1911 | 705 | 2 |
| Suriname | 14 May 1912 | 842 | 9 |
| Trinidad | 14 October 1912 | 445 | 1 |
| Trinidad | 5 February 1913 | 317 | 2 |
| Suriname | 23 June 1913 | n/a | n/a |
| Trinidad | 26 November 1913 | 209 | 0 |
| Trinidad | 20 January 1914 | 279 | 0 |
| Fiji | 7 May 1915 | 852 | n/a |
| Fiji | 1 August 1915 | 812 | n/a |
See also
External links
- Cheddie, Richard B. "Updated List of Ships that transported E". Genealogy.com.
- "Nourse Line". Merchant Navy Officers.
- "Indian Immigrant Ship List". RootsWeb.
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