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| − | In 1830 the [[Bombay Marine]] was renamed the '''Indian Navy''', based at Bombay. The Indian Navy, a combatant force, co-operated with the Royal Navy in policing Asian waters and also carried out regular marine surveys. In 1863 it was disbanded and replaced by two non-combatant marine services based in Bombay and Bengal respectively. In 1877 it was decided to combine the Bombay and Bengal Marines into a new combatant service entitled HM Indian Marine, with Western (Bombay) and Eastern (Calcutta) Divisions - HM Indian Marine was renamed the Royal Indian Marine in 1892 and the Royal Indian Navy in 1934. <ref> Access to Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-1&cid=1-4#1-4 Royal Indian Marine/Navy IOR/L/MIL/16]</ref> | + | In 1830 the [[Bombay Marine]] was renamed the '''Indian Navy''', based at Bombay. The Indian Navy, a combatant force, co-operated with the [[Royal Navy]] in policing Asian waters and also carried out regular marine surveys. In 1863 it was disbanded and replaced by two non-combatant marine services based in Bombay and Bengal respectively. In 1877 it was decided to combine the Bombay and Bengal Marines into a new combatant service entitled HM Indian Marine, with Western (Bombay) and Eastern (Calcutta) Divisions - HM Indian Marine was renamed the Royal Indian Marine in 1892 and the Royal Indian Navy in 1934. <ref> Access to Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-1&cid=1-4#1-4 Royal Indian Marine/Navy IOR/L/MIL/16]</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:51, 29 March 2010
In 1830 the Bombay Marine was renamed the Indian Navy, based at Bombay. The Indian Navy, a combatant force, co-operated with the Royal Navy in policing Asian waters and also carried out regular marine surveys. In 1863 it was disbanded and replaced by two non-combatant marine services based in Bombay and Bengal respectively. In 1877 it was decided to combine the Bombay and Bengal Marines into a new combatant service entitled HM Indian Marine, with Western (Bombay) and Eastern (Calcutta) Divisions - HM Indian Marine was renamed the Royal Indian Marine in 1892 and the Royal Indian Navy in 1934. [1]
Contents
FIBIS resources
- Officers of the Bombay Marine - 1802
- Officers of the Bombay Marine - 1830
- Officers of the Indian Navy 1858-1863
India Office records at the British Library
India Office records at the British Library include
- Royal Indian Marine/Navy IOR/L/MIL/16 c1840 - c1947
- Military Collections IOR/L/MIL/7
- Collection 21 Naval cadetships IOR/L/MIL/7/1345-1348 1881-1904
- Collection 50 Royal Indian Marine: confidential reports on officers and engineers. IOR/L/MIL/7/2208-2215 1889-1919
- Collection 92 Indian Marine: appointment of Assistant Engineers IOR/L/MIL/7/4105-4136] 1879-1916
- Collection 260 Director of Royal Indian Marine: appointment of etc. IOR/L/MIL/7/11211-11235 1876-1943
- Collection 371 Royal Indian Marine and Royal Indian Navy: appointment of officers IOR/L/MIL/7/15381-15502 1878-1942
- Indian Navy IOR/L/MIL/17/9 1870-1948 This series contains publications on the Bombay/Indian Marine/Navy which include Navy Lists; Orders; Circulars; Notifications; Instructions; Regulations; Troop and Transport Service and Administrative miscellanea.
Related articles
References
- ↑ Access to Archives Royal Indian Marine/Navy IOR/L/MIL/16
External Links
Historical Books Online
History of the Indian navy. (1613-1863) Volume 1 by Charles Rathbone Low 1877. Covers the period 1613-1830. Volume 2. Covers the period 1831-1863
