Bombay (ship)
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Several ships have been named after Bombay (now Mumbai):
- 1742 - Sloop of the Bengal Pilot Service as a non-combatant vessel
- 1750 - Grab armed 90 feet (27.4 m) cruiser of 32 guns
- 1808-1870 - A 26 gun, 1228 ton armed merchantman trading with China, which fought at the Malacca Straits in 1810, and was broken up in Bombay in 1870
- 1821 - Gunboat of the British East India CompanyBritish East India CompanyThe East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
- 1835 - 62-tonne schooner involved in coastal trade
- 1872-1905 - Light vessel at the outer limits of Bombay Harbour
- Several instances of and HMIS/INS BombayHMS BombayA number of ships of the British East India Company, the Royal Navy and the Indian Navy have borne the name Bombay, after the Indian city of Bombay, now Mumbai. Among them were:...