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The East India Company Maritime Services could be divided into three main categories: | The East India Company Maritime Services could be divided into three main categories: | ||
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* [http://www.bl.uk/collections/oiocfamilyhistory/familymaritime.html The British Library IOR Maritime Service page] | * [http://www.bl.uk/collections/oiocfamilyhistory/familymaritime.html The British Library IOR Maritime Service page] | ||
* [http://www.eicships.info/index.html Andrea Cordani's EIC Ships website] | * [http://www.eicships.info/index.html Andrea Cordani's EIC Ships website] | ||
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Revision as of 13:46, 15 November 2007
The East India Company Maritime Services could be divided into three main categories:
- EIC Mercantile Marine. The Mercantile Marine was the principal merchant shipping service supporting the company's trade with India and the Far East. It was in operation from 1600 to 1834.
- Bombay Marine. The Bombay Marine was the fighting navy of the EIC. In the later nineteenth century and twentieth century it was renamed several times, ultimately becoming the Royal Indain Navy in 1935.
- Bengal Pilot Service. The Bengal Pilot Service was responsible for guiding shipping between along the Hooghly River between Calcutta and the Bay of Bengal.