Bruce (ship)
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Owner
- British Shipowners Company (1866-1880)
- Nourse Line (from 1880)
Launched1866
Acquired1880, Nourse Line
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Aitken Mansell, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Launched | 1866 |
| Acquired | 1880, Nourse Line |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Full-rigged ship, Barque |
| Tons burthen | 1,200 tons |
Bruce was a 1,200-ton sailing ship built in 1866 by Aitken Mansell of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1880 the Nourse Line purchased her from the British Shipowners Company.[citation needed]
On 21 May 1886, Bruce carried 458 Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. In 1889 she was re-rigged as a barque. On 3 January 1889, she carried Indian indentured labourers to Surinam in the West Indies.[1] On 17 November 1890 she arrived in Trinidad with 507 Indian indentured labourers. There were two deaths during the voyage. Bruce also took Indian indentured labourers to Guyana.[2]
Coal hulk in New York Harbor
On 11 February 1891, Bruce capsized in Bayonne, New Jersey,[3] was salvaged and used for coal storage.[4]