# Ems (ship)

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The Ems as Fortuna under sail History United Kingdom Name Ems Namesake Ems (river) Owner Nourse Line Builder Charles Connell & Company, Glasgow Launched 6 April 1893 History Norway Owner Tønsberg Whaling Company, 1910; resold in 1912 to another Norwegian owner, refitted as whaling and guano ship History Argentina Owner Argentine Whaling Company Acquired 1916 Renamed Fortuna Fate Fire and abandoned 28 October 1927 General characteristics Class & type Iron-hulled sailing ship Tons burthen 1,829 tons Length 270.7 ft (82.5 m) Beam 39 ft (12 m) Draught 22.5 ft (6.9 m)

The ***Ems*** was a 1,829 ton, [iron](/source/Iron) [sailing ship](/source/Sailing_ship) with a [length](/source/Length) of 270.7 feet (82.5 m), breadth of 39 feet (12 m) and depth of 22.5 feet (6.9 m).

## History

She was built by Charles Connell & Company, [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) for the [Nourse Line](/source/Nourse_Line), and named after the [Ems River](/source/Ems_River) in north west [Germany](/source/Germany), and launched on 6 April 1893. She was primarily used for the transportation of [Indian indentured labourers](/source/Indian_indenture_system) to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:

Destination Date of Arrival Number of Passengers Deaths During Voyage Fiji 20 April 1894 570 n/a Suriname 22 November 1894 n/a n/a Fiji 30 July 1904 526 n/a

In 1898, she made a voyage from [Bristol](/source/Bristol) to [Calcutta](/source/Calcutta) in 87 days and in 1902 arrived in Calcutta from [New York](/source/New_York_City) in 102 days.

In 1910, the *Ems* was sold to Tønsberg Whaling Company of [Norway](/source/Norway). She was resold in 1912 to another Norwegian owner and refitted as a [whaling](/source/Whaling) and [guano](/source/Guano) ship.

In 1916 she was sold to the Argentine Whaling Company, was renamed the *Fortuna* but kept her Norwegian crew. On 28 October 1927, she caught fire, 20 miles (32 km) off the [Irish](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) coast while on a voyage from [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) to [South Georgia](/source/South_Georgia_Island) with [coal](/source/Coal) and empty oil drums. She was abandoned at sea with the loss of five lives.

## See also

- [Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji](/source/Indian_Indenture_Ships_to_Fiji)

## References

- Perry, F. W. (1991). *Nourse Line*. World Ship Society. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-905617-62-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-905617-62-2).

- Lubbock, Basil (1981). *Coolie ships and oil sailors*. Brown, Son & Ferguson. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85174-111-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85174-111-8).

## External links

- [Genealogy.com](http://genforum.genealogy.com/grenada/messages/60.html)

- [The Ships List](https://web.archive.org/web/20111002234018/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nourse.htm)

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1927 Shipwrecks 25 Feb: Artemis 11 Mar: El Sol 27 Jun: Craster Hall 5 Aug: Chiyoda, O-2 18 Aug: Hennepin 22 Aug: Prince Rupert 24 Aug: Warabi 21 Oct: Irene 25 Oct: Principessa Mafalda 28 Oct: Fortuna 3 Nov: Greycliffe 21 Nov: Georgia 7 Dec: Kamloops 17 Dec: USS S-4 30 Dec: Seneca Other incidents 29 Jan: Celtic 6 Mar: USCGC Seminole 11 Mar: Sac City 1 May: USS Colorado 2 May: Astoria 5 Jul: RMS Ebro 15 Jul: Veendam 24 Aug: Jintsū 25 Sep: Minnekahda 6 Oct: Domala 19 Oct: Irene 20 Oct: Irene, HMS L4, HMS L5 3 Nov: Tahiti 8 Nov: Catala 20 Nov: Pierre Chailley 27 Nov: Wahehe November (unknown date): Hougomont 12 Dec: Fylgia 16 Dec: Equity 17 Dec: USCGD Paulding 29 Dec: Galatée 29 Dec: J. A. Moffett Jr. 31 Dec: Consul Horn Unknown date: America Unknown date: Pelican 1926 1928

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