Moy (ship)
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Sailing ship
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with a length
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of 257.6 feet (78.5 m), breadth of 38.3 feet (11.7 m) and depth of 23.2 feet (7.1 m). She was built by Russel & Company for the Nourse Line
Nourse Line
The Nourse Line was a shipping company formed by Captain James Nourse in 1861. After taking delivery of his first ship, the Ganges, in 1861, Nourse went on to build up one of the last great fleets of sailing ships.- Early life of James Nourse:...
, named after the River Moy
River Moy
The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Northwest of Ireland.- Geography :The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo. It flows for 110 km...
in northwest of Ireland
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and launched in May 1885. She was primarily used for the transportation of India
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Indenture
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labourers to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:
In 1888, the Moy repatriated 327 former indentured labourers from St Lucia
Saint Lucia
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back to India
India
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During her last voyage, to British Guiana, there was an incredibly high death rate with 46 deaths, and of the remainder 88 had to be sent to hospital in Georgetown
Georgetown, Guyana
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. The Surgeon Superintendent's gratuity was withheld for this incident and the captain and third officer
Third Officer
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also lost part of their pay. In February 1905, on the way back to Liverpool
Liverpool
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from British Guiana she was reported as missing.