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An Introduction to British Ships in Indian Waters

An Introduction to British Ships in Indian Waters

by Richard Morgan
Their Owners Crew and Passengers
Category: British Empire
Format: Paperback
Date of publication: September 2012
Publisher: FIBIS
ISBN: 9780954711696
£5.95
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  • Part I – the East India Company’s Maritime Service
  • Part II – Country Ships
  • Part III – A note on Interlopers
  • Part IV – The Marine Service
  • Part V – Independently owned commercial (steam) Ships
  • Appendix 1: Summary of information on Free Mariners and Passengers in Directories
  • Appendix 2: The Indian Marine Service in the IOR L/F/10 and other Series.


    Richard Morgan’s FIBIS Research Guide No 2 is in a class of its own. Information on various aspects of Marine Transport in Indian Waters is very fragmentary and it is a tribute to Richard’s analytical powers and his assimilation of facts that a very worthwhile manual has been produced.