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British India steamship
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British India steamship

Date1906 - 1987
Object numberANMS0184[002]
NamePostcard
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall: 87 × 137 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection
HistoryThe British India Steam Navigation Company (known as BISN or BI) has its origin in the shipping company, Calcutta & Burmah Company, founded in Calcutta in 1856 by William Mackinnon, for a bi-weekly mail run from Rangoon to Calcutta.
Image Not Available for British India Steam Navigation Company steamship docking
British India Steam Navigation Company steamship docking
1935-1949
Image Not Available for British India Steam Navigation Company steamship docked
British India Steam Navigation Company steamship docked
c 1950
Image Not Available for Reference for Sidney Arthur Chamberlain written by Commander John Blencowl of the British India Steam Navigation Company
Reference for Sidney Arthur Chamberlain written by Commander John Blencowl of the British India Steam Navigation Company
British India Steam Navigation Company
29 October 1935
Image Not Available for Intended time tables 1940 for the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
Intended time tables 1940 for the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
1920s-1980s
Image Not Available for Indenture for four years service between Sidney Arthur Chamberlain and the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
Indenture for four years service between Sidney Arthur Chamberlain and the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
12 September 1931
British India Line passenger and cargo ship SS INDIA
British India Line passenger and cargo ship SS INDIA
William Hall Photographic Studio
1890s-1910s
British India Line passenger and cargo ship SS INDIA
British India Line passenger and cargo ship SS INDIA
William Hall Photographic Studio
1890s-1910s
Metal sign featuring house flag for the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd
Metal sign featuring house flag for the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd
British India Steam Navigation Company
before 1972
Image Not Available for Page with drawings of funnel and house flag of the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London
Page with drawings of funnel and house flag of the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London
1917-1992
British India Line SS WOODARRAS berthed at wharf
British India Line SS WOODARRAS berthed at wharf
1919 - 1929
Unidentified Engineer Officer of the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Unidentified Engineer Officer of the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Samuel J Hood Studio
1899-1953
Unidentified merchant marine officer of the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Unidentified merchant marine officer of the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Samuel J Hood Studio
1899-1953