Pilot service

From FIBIwiki
Revision as of 18:34, 14 December 2020 by Lee (talk | contribs) (redirect broken fibis link)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Pilot's Pass c.1890s

The Pilot service was established by the EIC for piloting ocean-going ships up-river to their moorings, usually in the Hooghli off Calcutta. The corps of men devoted to this duty was highly respected by mariners.

FIBIS resources

List of Bengal Branch Pilot's from 1847-1888- FIBIS database website

Related articles

Retrieved from "https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Pilot_service&oldid=84888"