Bombay Steam Navigation Company

Bombay Steam Navigation Company was the first Indian owned shipping company.^[1] It was founded by Ismail Hasham, a Kutchi Memon.^[2]

The House flag of Bombay Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

The company operated passenger ferry and cargo services along the Konkan coast of India.^[3] In 1952, it was amalgamated with The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Limited.^[4]

Ships

At various times, Bombay Steam Navigation Company owned and operated the following ships-

• SS Mandovi (An 1886 built 218 Gross tonnes cargo ship, she was lost in the English channel in the same year as her built)^[5]
• SS Bhima (A Cargo steamship of 1194 Gross Tonnes, Built by Earles Ship building UK in 1864. The Bhima was lost in 1866 on a voyage from Bombay to Suez)^[6]
• SS Brahmani (Built by Aisa shipbuilding Scotland in 1891, the Brahmani was a steam cargo ship of 1015 GT. In 1900, she sank following a collision near Karwar, en route from Mangalore to Bombay)^[7]
• SS Godavari^[8] (A 182 gross tonnes 1884 built cargo ship, the Godavari ran aground in 1910)^[9]
• SS Mozaffari (The Mozaffari was among the first Indian registered ships of Bombay steam navigation. Built in 1882 by Schlesinger Davis & Co. - Wallsend, the Mozaffari was acquired by the company in 1896. She ran aground and was wrecked in 1910 when entering Mozambique on a voyage from ports in East Africa to Bombay)^[10]
• MV Dipavati (A diesel propelled passenger ship of 840 GT, built in 1936 in Scotland, she capsized while at anchor off Bombay in 1948)^[11]

List of Proprietors

In chronological order -

• Ismail Hasham (founder)
• Ismail Yusuf (son of Ismail Hasham)
• (Sir) Mohamed Yusuf (son of Ismail Yusuf)
• Abdul Rahaman Yusuf (eldest son of Mohamed Yusuf)

External links

• List of ships owned by the Bombay Steamship Company

References

1. Hocking, Charles (1969). Dictionary of disasters at sea during the age of steam. UK: Lloyds register of shipping. ISBN 0900528036.
2. Chainani, Shyam. Nhava & Sheva. India: Academic Foundation. ISBN 8171889654.
3. Ramachandran, P.P. (14 October 2012). "Nhava & Sheva - A case study". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
4. "Bombay Steam Navigation Co. ... vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax". Retrieved 26 September 2013.
5. "Ships of Bombay Steam Navigation Company". The European Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
6. "SS Bhima". SS Bhima page - The European Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
7. Tony, Allen. "SS Brahmani". Ships of Bombay Steam Navigation Co. The European Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
8. "A twin screw steamer 'Godavari' for Thorn & Cameron, Glasgow". Greenock Telegraph. 25 October 1884. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
9. Lloyds shipping register. UK: LR - Lloyds register. 1910.
10. Allen, Tony. "SS Mozaffari". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
11. Chipchase, Nick. "MV Dipavati". The European Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 September 2013.