List of vessels of the Bombay Marine, and the Bombay and Bengal Pilot Services named Phoenix
The British East India Company (EIC) maintained its own navy, the Bombay Marine, and a number of pilot services. The following Bombay Marine or Pilot Service vessels bore the name Phoenix for the constellation or the mythical bird
- Phoenix, a ketch acquired or launched in 1673 and sold to buyers at Bombay in 1679.[1]
- Phoenix, a sloop that the EIC's governor of Bencoolen used in 1710.[1]
- Phoenix, a schooner that the Bombay Pilot Service used and sold on 30 April 1759 for breaking up.[1]
- Phoenix, a schooner of 113 tons (bm) that the Bombay Dockyard launched in 1667, or 1770 for the Bengal Pilot Service, and that was sold to local buyers in June 1778.[1][2]
- Phoenix, agent vessel, of 181 tons (bm), launched 1808 at Kidderpore and sold 18 October 1820.[3]
See also edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d Hackman (2001), p. 337.
- ^ Phipps (1840), p. 131.
- ^ Phipps (1840), p. 133.
References edit
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
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