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'''''Danube''''', a 1,459-ton [[sailing ship]] named after [[Danube|the second longest river]] in [[Europe]], was built in 1890 for the [[Nourse Line]].<br />
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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><br />
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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.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji]]<br />
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