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The '''''Danube''''', a 1,459 ton [[sailing ship]] named after [[Danube|the second longest river]] in [[Europe]], was built in 1890 for the [[Nourse Line]].
'''''Danube''''', a 1,459-ton [[sailing ship]] named after [[Danube|the second longest river]] in [[Europe]], was built in 1890 for the [[Nourse Line]].


On 15 June 1891 she made a voyage to [[Fiji]] carrying 591 [[India]]n [[indenture]]d labourers. She also made a trip to [[Trinidad]], arriving on 1 January 1892, carrying 609 passengers. There were 29 deaths during this voyage.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ttowgw/archives/indianships.htm TriniGenWeb - Migration to and from Asia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1892, the ''Danube'' went missing on a voyage from [[Guadeloupe]] to [[New York]].<ref>[http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nourse.htm Nourse Line<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Her fate remains a mystery.
On 15 June 1891, ''Danube'' made a voyage to [[Fiji]] carrying 591 [[India]]n [[indenture]]d labourers. She also made a trip to [[Trinidad]] carrying 609 passengers, arriving on 1 January 1892; there were 29 deaths during this voyage.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ttowgw/archives/indianships.htm TriniGenWeb Migration to and from Asia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Later in 1892, ''Danube'' disappeared during a voyage from [[Guadeloupe]] to [[New York City]].<ref>[http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nourse.htm Nourse Line<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002234018/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nourse.htm |date=2 October 2011 }}</ref> Her fate remains a mystery.


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History
United Kingdom
NameDanube
OwnerNourse Line
Launched1890
FateDisappeared 1892
General characteristics
Tons burthen1,459 tons

Danube, a 1,459-ton sailing ship named after the second longest river in Europe, was built in 1890 for the Nourse Line.

On 15 June 1891, Danube made a voyage to Fiji carrying 591 Indian indentured labourers. She also made a trip to Trinidad carrying 609 passengers, arriving on 1 January 1892; there were 29 deaths during this voyage.[1]

Later in 1892, Danube disappeared during a voyage from Guadeloupe to New York City.[2] Her fate remains a mystery.

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