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 foot 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 Company
  • 1835 - 62-tonne schooner involved in coastal trade.
  • 1872-1905 - Light vessel at the outer limits of Bombay Harbour
  • Several instances of HMS Bombay and HMIS/INS Bombay

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