History
United Kingdom
NameDunolly
OwnerJohn Brown, Glasgow
BuilderCharles Connell, Glasgow
Launched17 April 1884
AcquiredNourse Line, 1890
RenamedAvon, 1890
General characteristics
Class and typeIron-hulled sailing ship
Tons burthen1,572 tons
Length255.6 ft (77.9 m)
Beam37.6 ft (11.5 m)
Draught22.6 ft (6.9 m)

The Avon, formerly known as Dunolly, was a 1,572 ton, iron sailing ship with a length of 255.6 feet, breadth of 37.6 feet and depth of 22.6 feet. She was built by Charles Connell of Glasgow in 1884 for John Brown of Glasgow. The Nourse Line bought the ship in 1890 and renamed it the Avon after the River Avon in the south west of England. She was primarily used by the Nourse Line 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
Trinidad1 March 1891 5582
Trinidad14 November 1891621 27
Fiji5 May 1892520 n/a
British Guiana1893n/a n/a
Trinidad17 November 1895 1512
Trinidad12 December 1896 60112
Suriname4 April 1898 n/an/a
Fiji25 July 1899467n/a
Trinidad16 February 1901 5986
Trinidad12 January 1903591 2
Trinidad25 December 1903576 2
Trinidad23 February 1905 6039
Trinidad22 February 1906 6091
Suriname13 January 1907n/a n/a

Avon was a fast ship, sailing from Calcutta to St Helena in 62 days.

See also

Bibliography

Lubbock, Basil (1981). Coolie ships and oil sailors. Brown, Son & Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-111-8.

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