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The '''Bombay Marine''' was renamed the [[Indian Navy]] in 1830.
The '''Bombay Marine''' was the fighting navy of the East India Company in Asian waters, as opposed to its mercantile marine.
 
In 1830 the Bombay Marine was renamed the [[Indian Navy]]. The Navy was abolished in 1863, being replaced by a revived, non-combatant, Bombay Marine. In 1877 the revived Bombay Marine and the Bengal Marine were combined to form HM Indian Marine, which became the Royal Indian Marine in 1892 and the Royal Indian Navy in 1935.<ref>British Library Help for Researchers [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/maritimeservice/maritime.html Maritime Service]</ref>


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===Other===
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[http://www.barnettmaritime.co.uk/mainbombay.htm The East India Company’s Marine (Indian Marine) and its Successors through to the Royal Indian Navy (1613-1947)] website of maritime researcher Len Barnett
[http://www.barnettmaritime.co.uk/mainbombay.htm The East India Company’s Marine (Indian Marine) and its Successors through to the Royal Indian Navy (1613-1947)] website of maritime researcher Len Barnett
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Revision as of 11:26, 5 December 2011

The Bombay Marine was the fighting navy of the East India Company in Asian waters, as opposed to its mercantile marine.

In 1830 the Bombay Marine was renamed the Indian Navy. The Navy was abolished in 1863, being replaced by a revived, non-combatant, Bombay Marine. In 1877 the revived Bombay Marine and the Bengal Marine were combined to form HM Indian Marine, which became the Royal Indian Marine in 1892 and the Royal Indian Navy in 1935.[1]

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The East India Company’s Marine (Indian Marine) and its Successors through to the Royal Indian Navy (1613-1947) website of maritime researcher Len Barnett

References

  1. British Library Help for Researchers Maritime Service