Indian Navy

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.

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 in the Military Department 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".
• India Office records in the Marine Department include
  • Marine Miscellaneous Records IOR/L/MAR/C 1600-1879. These records include “personnel records of the Company's maritime service (at all levels of employment, but including particularly the appointment and services of commanders and mates of East Indiamen), the Bombay Marine, the Indian Navy, and the Bengal Pilot Service”. However, there are no further subgroups listed within the link.

Related articles

• Ships of the Bombay Marine and Indian Navy

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