Ships of the Bombay Marine and Indian Navy

Ships Built in Bombay 1736 to 1863

Those built for Royal Service have the letters H.M.S. after them; those for the Hon. Company, whether Naval or Mercantile Service, H.C.S.; the remainder being either private merchant ships or uncertain. All the earlier vessels, described in the list as 'grabs' were built, we believe, for the Bombay Marine. Three ships of the name of 'Bombay' appear in the above list, of which the last, launched in 1793, was the thirty-eight-gun frigate which, in 1805, was handed over to the Royal Navy, with the 'Cornwallis', fifty-six guns, the ships being re-named respectively the 'Ceylon' and 'Akbar'. The List has no pretention to absolute accuracy.

Ships Built in Bombay 1736 to 1863 .

Year	Name	Description	Guns	Tons	For whom Built
1736	Drake	Grab	14	-	H.C.S.
1736	Success	Ketch	14	-	H.C.S.
1737	Prince Augustus	Grab	14	-	H.C.S.
1738	Resource	Grab	14	-	H.C.S.
1739	Bombay	Grab	24	-	H.C.S.
1740	Success	Galley	-	-	H.C.S.
1741	Defence	Ketch	14	-	H.C.S.
1747	Shaw Pedro	Grab	-	-	-
1749	Nesbit	Ship	-	-	-
1750	Bombay	Frigate	32	-	H.C.S.
1750	Mary	Ship	-	-	-
1751	Indian Queen	Ship	-	-	-
1752	Penny	Ship	-	-	-
1754	Revenge	Frigate	28	-	H.C.S.
1754	Eagle	Snow	16	-	H.C.S.
1754	Euphrates	Ship	-	-	-
1754	Success	Ketch	14	-	H.C.S.
1764	Restoration	Ship	24	-	H.C.S.
1764	Wallace	Ship	-	-	-
1768	Princess Royal	Grab	14	-	H.C.S.
1768	Queen	Grab	14	-	H.C.S.
1768	Princess Augusta	Grab	14	-	H.C.S.
1768	Hunter	Ship	14	-	H.C.S.
1769	Griffith	Ship	-	-	-
1769	Alexander	Ship	-	-	-
1770	Sky	Cutter	-	-	-
1770	Swallow	Ketch	14	-	H.C.S.
1770	Phoenix	Ketch	14	-	H.C.S.
1770	Syren	Ship	-	-	-
1770	Wolfe	Galivat	6	-	H.C.S.
1772	Britannia	Ship	-	-	-
1772	Louisa	Ship	-	-	-
1774	Royal Charlotte	Ship	-	-	-
1774	Nancy	Ship	-	-	-
1775	Betsy	Snow	14	-	H.C.S.
1775	Byramgore	Ship	-	-	-
1776	Industry	Schooner	-	140	-
1776	Nerbudda	Schooner	-	-	-
1777	Swallow	Packet	14	200	H.C.S.
1777	Brazil	Snow	14	-	H.C.S.
1778	Amphitrate	Snow	14	-	H.C.S.
1778	Bencoolen	Snow	14	-	H.C.S.
1778	Panther	Snow	14	181	H.C.S.
1778	Britannia	Ship	-	747	-
1778	Sea Horse	Pilot Vessel	-	188	H.C.S.
1778	Mermaid	Pilot Vessel	-	-	H.C.S.
1780	Hermanis	Ship	-	-	-
1780	Defence	Luggage Boat	-	189	-
1780	Intrepid	Snow	14	-	H.C.S.
1780	Hornby	Ship	14	-	-
1786	Milford	Ship	-	655	-
1787	Cornwallis	Snow	14	-	H.C.S.
1787	Johanna	Snow	-	-	-
1787	Jay	Snow	-	70	-
1787	Shaw Ardaseer	Ship	-	868	-
1788	Cyrene	Ship	-	-	-
1789	Tazbux	Ship	-	-	-
1789	Shaw Municher		-	-	-
1789	King George		-	-	-
1789	Bomanean		-	-	-
1789	Hannah	Ship	-	-	-
1790	Lowjee Family	Ship	-	926	-
1792	Sarah	Ship	-	935	-
1792	Born	Ship	-	-	-
1793	Stromboli	Bomb-Ketch		68	H.C.S
1793	Bombay	Frigate	38	639	H.C.S
1793	Antelope	Brig	14	199	H.C.S
1793	Fly	Brig	12	176	H.C.S
1793	Upton Castle	Ship		675	-
1794	Hooghly	Pilot Vessel		150	H.C.S
1794	Abercromby	Pilot Vessel		147	H.C.S
1795	Alert	Brig	8	85	H.C.S
1797	Asia	Ship		736	-
1798	Comet	Brig	10	115	H.C.S
1798	Philip Dundas	Brig		187	-
1798	Scaleby Castle	Ship		1216	H.C.S
1799	Teignmouth	Sloop-of-War	16	257	H.C.S
1799	Mornington	Sloop-of-War	22	350	H.C.S
1799	Kaikusroo	Ship	-	1045	-
1799	Seringapatam	Ship	-	336	-
1800	Cornwallis	Frigate	36	1363	H.C.S
1800	William	Ship	-	393	-
1801	Yacht for Governor	-	-	-	H.C.S
1801	Ternate	Sloop-of-War	16	257	H.C.S
1801	Water Boat	-	-	67	-
1801	David Scott	Ship	-	749	-
1802	Tazbux	-	-	737	-
1803	Pack-Horse	Luggage Boat	-	161	-
1803	Alexander	Ship	-	746	-
1803	Charlotte	Ship	-	672	-
1803	James Sibbald	Ship	-	-	-
1803	Cambrian	Ship	-	705	-
1803	Estombole	Ship	-	441	-
1804	Admiral Rainier	Luggage Boat	-	102	-
1805	Prince of Wales	Sloop-of-War	14	248	H.C.S
1805	Pitt	Frigate	36	872	H.M.S
1806	Mercury	Sloop-of-War	14	185	H.C.S
1806	Nautilus	Brig	14	185	H.C.S
1806	Sylph	Schooner	8	78	H.C.S
1807	Benares	Sloop-of-War	14	230	H.C.S
1807	Salsette	Frigate	36	885	H.M.S
1807	Bombay	Ship	-	1126	H.C.S
1808	Thomas Grenville	Ship	-	889	H.C.S
1809	Charles Grant	Ship	-	1246	H.C.S
1809	Aurora	Sloop-of-War	14	247	H.C.S
1809	Vestal	Brig	10	159	H.C.S
1809	Ariel	Brig	10	160	H.C.S
1810	Psyche	Brig	10	180	H.C.S
1810	Thetis	Brig	10	185	H.C.S
1810	Minden	Ship	74	1681	H.M.S
1810	Balcarras	Ship	-	1406	H.C.S
1811	Minerva	Ship	-	985	-
1811	Abercrombie	Ship	-	1288	H.C.S
1811	Hannah	Ship	-	457	-
1812	Ann	-	-	788	-
1812	Herefordshire	-	-	1279	H.C.S
1813	Buffalo	Luggage Boat	-	59	-
1813	Nerbudda	Grab	-	-	-
1813	Taptee	Brig	-	-	-
1813	Ernaad	Timber Ship	-	557	H.C.S
1813	Cornwallis	-	74	1767	H.M.S
1813	Eliza	Pilot Vessel	-	189	H.C.S
1813	Cecilia	Pilot Vessel	-	191	H.C.S
1814	Thames	Bomb-ketch	-	102	H.C.S
1814	Victor	Brig	18	384	H.M.S
1814	Caroline	Frigate	36	575	Imaum of Muscat
1814	Flora	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	186	H.C.S
1814	Guide	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	189	H.C.S
1814	Sophia	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	189	H.C.S
1815	Torch	Light Vessel	-	174	H.C.S
1815	Wellesley	Ship	74	1745	H.M.S
1815	Zebra	Brig	18	385	H.M.S
1815	Sphynx	Brig	12	239	H.M.S
1816	Water Boat	-	-	-	-
1816	Planet	Light Vessel	-	174	H.C.S
1816	Cameleon	Brig	12	239	H.M.S
1816	Amphitrite	Frigate	33	1064	H.M.S
1816	Buckinghamshire	Ship	-	1349	H.C.S
1817	Henry Meriton	Pilot Brig	-	190	H.C.S
1817	Melville	Ship	74	1767	H.M.S
1817	Trincomalee	Frigate	46	1065	H.M.S
1818	Malabar	Ship	74	1715	H.M.S
1819	Seringapatam	Frigate	46	1152	H.M.S
1819	Shah Allum	Frigate	56	1111	Imaum of Muscat
1819	Jane	Pilot Vessel	-	170	H.C.S
1820	Vigilant	Schooner	6	72	H.C.S
1821	Bombay	Gunboat	-	-	H.C.S
1821	Ganges	Ship	84	2289	H.M.S
1822	Madagascar	Frigate	46	1164	H.M.S
1822	Nancy	Brig	-	163	-
1823	Palinurus	Brig	8	192	H.C.S
1823	Hastings	Frigate	32	566	H.C.S
1824	Elphinstone	Sloop-of-War	18	387	H.C.S
1824	Asia	Ship	84	2289	H.M.S
1824	Caledonia	Ship	-	742	-
1824	Clairmont	Ship	-	328	-
1825	Amherst	Sloop-of-War	18	420	H.C.S
1825	Sea Horse	Pilot Vessel	-	188	H.C.S.
1825	Mermaid	Pilot Vessel	-	188	H.C.S.
1826	Clive	Sloop-of-War	18	420	H.C.S.
1826	Liverpool	Ship	74	1715	Imaum of Muscat
1826	Mountstuart Elphinstone		-	611	-
1827	Coote	Sloop-of-War	18	420	H.C.S.
1828	Pownah	Pattamar	6	43	H.C.S.
1828	Bheema	Pattamar	6	55	H.C.S.
1828	Euphrates	Brig	10	255	H.C.S.
1828	Bombay	Ship	84	2285	H.M.S.
1828	Hormusjee Bomanjee		-	757	-
1828	Sir Charles Malcolm	Ship	-	866	-
1829	Hugh Lindsay	Steam-Sloop	4	411	H.C.S.
1829	Tigris	Brig	10	258	H.C.S.
1829	Royal Tiger	Schooner	6	120	H.C.S.
1829	Andromeda (or Manilla ?)	Frigate	46	1166	H.M.S.
1831	Calcutta	Ship	84	2298	H.M.S.
1832	Shannon	Schooner	6	87	H.C.S.
1833	Raparel	Water-Boat	-	-	-
1833	Sultana	Ship	-	312	-
1833	Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy	Ship	-	555	-
1833	Two Sisters	Brig	-	277	-
1834	Mahi	Schooner	3	157	H.C.S.
1835	Nerbudda	Cutter	2	49	H.C.S.
1835	Margaret	Cutter	2	61	H.C.S.
1835	Maldiva	Cutter	-	23	H.C.S.
1835	Cardiva	Cutter	-	27	H.C.S.
1835	Mootnee	for River Indus	-	42	H.C.S.
1835	Taptee	Brig	-	172	H.C.S.
1835	Nancy	Brig	-	179	-
1835	Lady Grant	Brig	-	239	-
1835	Sir Herbert Compton	Ship	-	346	-
1835	Bombay	Schooner	-	62	-
1836	Ardaseer	Ship	-	422	-
1836	John Fleming	Ship	-	514	-
1836	Megna	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	201	H.C.S.
1836	Saugor	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	200	H.C.S.
1836	Krishna	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	200	H.C.S.
1837	Rajasthan	Ship	-	600	-
1838	Cavery	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	200	H.C.S.
1838	Colleroon	Bengal Pilot Vessel	-	200	H.C.S.
1838	Constance	Schooner	3	182	H.C.S.
1838	Snake	Iron River Steamer	1	40	H.C.S.
1839	Mary Gordon	-	-	350	-
1839	Victoria	Steam-Sloop	4	705	H.C.S.
1839	Comet	Iron River Steamer	2	204	H.C.S.
1839	Meteor	Iron River Steamer	2	149	H.C.S.
1840	Planet	Iron River Steamer	2	397	H.C.S.
1840	Satellite	Iron River Steamer	2	335	H.C.S.
1840	Medusa	Steam-Sloop	3	432	H.C.S.
1840	Ariadne	Steam-Sloop	3	432	H.C.S.
1840	Auckland	Steam-Frigate	6	946	H.C.S.
1842	Semiramis	Steam-Frigate	6	1031	H.C.S.
1842	-	5 Coal-boats	-	-	H.C.S.
1842	Colaba	Light Vessel
1843	-	2 Coal-boats. 1 Mud-boat & 1 Flat-boat	-	-	P&O Co.
1844	-	Coal-boat; Bridge of Boats, Nos. 1 to 60, for Scinde, with platform.	-	-	H.C.S.
1844	Napier	Iron River Steamer	3	445	H.C.S.
1844	Conqueror	Iron River Steamer	3	299	H.C.S.
1844	Meanee	Iron River Steamer	2	208	H.C.S.
1845	Sutledge, Beeas & Ravee	Indus Flats	-	664	H.C.S.
1845	Grapler	Buoy-Vessel	-	-	H.C.S.
1846		2 Coal-boats & Water-boat	-	-	H.C.S.
1847	-	A Steamer	-	500	-
1847	-	A Coal-boat	-	-	-
1848	Ferooz	Steam-Frigate	8	1440	H.C.S.
1848	Nerbudda	Brig	16	420	H.M.S.
1848	Jumna	Brig	16	420	H.M.S.
1848	Meanee	Ship	80	2298	H.M.S.
1848	-	Pilot-boat	-	-	H.C.S.
1849	-	A Pilot-boat & Coal-boat	-	-	-
1849	-	A Steamer	-	619	-
1850	Nerbudda	Cutter	-	62	H.C.S.
1850	-	A Ferry-boat & Coal-boat	-	-	H.C.S.
1851	Indus	Iron River Steamer	2	522	H.C.S.
1851	Jhelum	Iron River Steamer	2	499	H.C.S.
1851	Chenaub	Iron River Steamer	2	499	H.C.S.
1851	Falkland	Steamer	-	1159	-
1851	Zenobia	Steam-Frigate	6	1003	H.C.S.
1852	-	2 Pilot-boats & Coal-boat	-	-	H.C.S.
1852	Cursetjee	Flat	-	-	H.C.S.
1852	-	Schooner (for Collector of Customs)	-	-	H.C.S.
1852	Lady Falkland	Iron Steamer	-	155	H.C.S.
1853	Falkland	Corvette	18	494	H.C.S.
1853	-	A Light-Vessel	-	49	H.C.S.
1853	Augusta	Schooner	2	114	H.C.S.
1854	Ethersey	Flat	-	-	H.C.S.
1854	-	Pilot-boat	-	-	H.C.S.
1854	Assaye	Steam-Frigate	10	1800	H.C.S.
1854	Punjaub	Steam-Frigate	10	1800	H.C.S.
1855	Georgiana	Schooner	2	90	H.C.S.
1855	Emily	Schooner	2	90	H.C.S.
1855	Goolanar	Steamer	-	215	H.C.S.
1855	-	Barge for the Governor	-	51	H.C.S.
1855	-	Barge for Commander-in-Chief, I.N.	-	26	H.C.S.
1856	Charlotte	Schooner	2	167	H.C.S.
1857	Lady Canning	Steam-Sloop	4	527	H.C.S.
1857	-	Pilot Schooner; Cargo-boat; 2 Dredging Vessels; 2 Bunder-boats; Water-boat; 2 Pilot-boats; 2 Warpring-boats for Kurrachee.	-	-	H.C.S.
1859	Clyde	Gunboat	3	300	H.M.S.
1860	Hugh Rose	Gunboat	3	300	H.M.S.
1860	Hyderabad	Flat	-	394	H.M.S.
1862	-	Governor's Barge	-	51	H.M.S.
1862	-	Commander-in-Chief's Barge	-	36	H.M.S.
1862	-	Light Vessel for Ceylon	-	169	H.M.S.
1862	-	2 Pilot-Vessels	-	-	H.M.S.
1863	-	Dredging Vessels for Aden & 2 Pilot Vessels			H.M.S.

Ships active in the India Navy in 1858

Ships active in the India Navy in 1858

Ship's Name	Where built	Year	Tonnage	Horse Power	Armament (Guns)	Description of Vessel	Use
Ajdaha	London	1846	1440	500	8	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Akbar	Glasgow	1841	1202	350	6	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Assaye	Bombay	1854	1800	650	10	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Aukland	Bombay	1840	946	220	6	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Berenice	Glasgow	1836	756	220	4	Steam-sloop	War Vessel
Clive	Bombay	1826	387	-	18	Sloop-of-war	War Vessel
Clyde	Bombay	1857	300	60	3	Steam-gunboat	War Vessel
Constance	Bombay	1838	182	-	3	Schooner	War Vessel
Elphinstone	Bombay	1824	387	-	18	Sloop-of-war	War Vessel
Euphrates	Bombay	1828	255	-	10	Brig.	War Vessel
Falkland	Bombay	1853	494	-	18	Sloop-of-war	War Vessel
Ferooz	Bombay	1848	1450	500	8	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Hugh Rose	Bombay	1857	300	60	3	Steam-gunboat	War Vessel
Lady Canning	Bombay	1857	527	160	4	Steam-sloop	War Vessel
Mahi	Bombay	1834	157	-	3	Schooner	War Vessel
Punjaub	Bombay	1854	1800	700	10	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Semiramis	Bombay	1842	1031	250	6	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Tigris	Bombay	1829	258	-	10	Brig.	War Vessel
Victoria	Bombay	1839	705	230	5	Steam-sloop	War Vessel
Zenobia	Bombay	1851	1003	280	6	Steam-frigate	War Vessel
Bheemah	Bombay	1830	55	-	-	Pattamar (for Survey)	Transports & Tender
Charlotte	Bombay	1856	167	-	2	Schooner	Transports & Tender
Coromandel	London	1856	1026	-	4	Steam-transport	Transports & Tender
Dalhousie	-	1856	1022	-	4	Steam-transport	Transports & Tender
Emily	Bombay	1855	90	-	2	Schooner	Transports & Tender
Georgiana	Bombay	1855	90	-	2	Schooner	Transports & Tender
Goolanar	Bombay	1855	215	-	-	Steam-tender	Transports & Tender
Nerbuddah	Bombay	1835	49	-	-	Schooner	Transports & Tender
Pownah	Bombay	1831	43	-	-	Pattamar (for Survey)	Transports & Tender
Prince Arthur	-	1856	1246	-	4	Steam-transport	Transports & Tender
Snake	Bombay	1838	40	10	-	Steam-tender	Transports & Tender
Assyria	Turkish Arabia	1840	197	40	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Chenaub	Bombay	1851	499	60	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Comet	Bombay	1839	204	40	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Conqueror	Bombay	1844	299	50	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Euphrates	River Euphrates	1836	186	40	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Frere	Bombay	1857	610	120	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Havelock	Bombay	1857	610	120	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Indus	Bombay	1851	522	100	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Jhelum	Bombay	1851	499	60	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Meanee	Bombay	1844	208	40	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Napier	Bombay	1844	445	90	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Nimrod	Turkish Arabia	1840	198	40	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Nitocris	Turkish Arabia	1840	154	40	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Outram	Bombay	1857	610	120	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Planet	Bombay	1840	397	60	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Satellite	Bombay	1840	335	60	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Sir Hy. Lawrence	Bombay	1857	610	120	2	River-steamer (Iron)	Indus Flotilla
Beeas	Bombay	1845	664	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Cursetjee	Bombay	1852	205	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Dromedary	Bombay	-	205	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Ethersey	Bombay	1854	174	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Kedywaree	Bombay	-	151	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Kotree	Bombay	-	100	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Mootnee	Bombay	1834	43	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Ravee	Bombay	1845	664	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla
Sutledge	Bombay	1845	664	-	-	Flat	Indus Flotilla

Detachment Strength in the Mutiny

Strength, Armament and Stations of the Regiments of the Indian Naval Brigade serving in Bengal during the Indian Mutiny, between June, 1857, and May, 1860, under the command of Captain C.D. Campbell, Senior Naval Officer, Calcutta and commanding pennant vessel 'Calcutta'. (Exclusive of Captain Campbell, commanding the Brigade, and Mr R Mignon, Paymaster.)

Detachment Strength in the Mutiny

Detachment Number	Officers	Warrant Officers	P.O.s & Seamen	Guns	Station
1	6	2	150	-	Fort William
2	3	2	100	6	Barrackpore
3	4	1	100	4	Buxar
4	4	1	100	2	Dacca & Dibrooghur
5	5	1	200	6	Gya
6	5	1	200	-	Port Blair
7	4	1	110	4	Dehree
8	3	0	50	-	Jessore
9	5	1	120	4	Chyabassa
10	3	1	100	2	Alipore
11	4	1	100	2	Moozufferpore & Moteeharee
12	4	1	100	2	Julpigoree
13	3	1	100	2	Chuprah
14	4	1	100	2	Chyabassa
Police Brigade	3	1	110	4	Dibrooghur

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