Name

BI Service

Gross tons

Notes

HUZARA

1880-1904

2078
Schooner

Pas: 23 1st, 10 2nd. 1904 sold for demolition after grounding off Tunb Island in 1903.

KERBELA

1880-1905

1937
Brigantine

Pas: 31 1st, 12 2nd. 1905 sold to K.Yenomoto, Osaka, renamed Katori MARU, 1910 sold to S. Ishida, Osaka same name, sold again in 1910 and 1913 and 1923, 1925 scrapped

BHUNDARA

1880-1907

2899
Barquentine

Pas: 30 1st, 12 2nd, 1709 deck. 1907 scrapped at Bombay.

HENZADA

1880-1907

2078
Schooner

Pas: 23 1st, 10 2nd. 1907 sold to Hakinjee & Sons, Bombay and scrapped

BOOLDANA

1880-1920

2823
Barquentine

Pas 30 1st, 12 2nd, 1733 deck. Used as cargo discharge and transshipment hulk at Port Louis, Mauritius from 1909. 1933 beached remains still visible in the 50ties

CAMORTA

1881-1883, 1886-1891 & 1891-1902

2097
Brig

Pas: 20 1st, 10 2nd. 1883 transferred to the Nederlandsch Indische Stoomvaart Maatschappij not renamed, 1886 sold to E.S. Dawes & G.S. Mackenzie, 1891 sold to R.H. Evans and resold to BI, 1902 sank in cyclone with all hands between Madress and Rangoon

QUETTA

1881-1890

3302

BIAS & GD 1890 wrecked in Torres Strait on uncharted rock

COMPTA

1881-1883

2094
Brig

BIAS & GD. 1883 transferred to the Nederlandsch Indische Stoomvaart Maatschappij not renamed, 1889 wrecked

ROMA

1881-1898

2617
Barque

BIAS & GD. Built as COUNTY OF SUTHERLAND built in 1873 for R. & J. Graig, Glasgow, 1881 purchased and renamed ROMA, 1898 demolished at Bombay

INDIA

1881-1892, 1892-1903 & 1903-1905

4065
Barquentine

Pas: 81 1st, 34 2nd. BIAS1892-1903. 1905 Sold for demolition and 1906 scrapped at Bombay

DACCA

1882-1890

3909

BIAS & GD 1890 wrecked in Red Sea

KANGRA

1881-1905

1952
Brigantine

Pas: 31 1st, 12 2nd. 1905 sold to U.Miyai, Kobe, renamed Kagawa MARU, 1912 sold to K. Yokohama, 1917 sold to C. Tanaka, 1924 went missing with all hands

BANCOORA

1881-1906

2880
Barquentine

Pas: 30 1st, 12 2nd. 1906 scrapped at Bombay.

REWA

1882-1884 & 1884-1905

4017
Brigantine

Pas: 78 1st, 32 2nd.Built as REWA for BIAS in 1882, 1884 transferred to BI, 1905 sold to Spanish Government, later sold to Uruguay, renamed Brasileno, 1911 sold renamed ORIENTAL, 1912 sold renamed TEMERARIO, 1913 wrecked

BULIMBA

1882-1888 & 1899-1923

2510
Brigantine

Pas: 37 1st, 16 2nd, 1361 deck. Built in 1882 as BULIMBA for Australasian United SN Co, 1899 transferred to BI, 1912 used as hulk, 1923 sold to China & for the same purpose and scrapped in 1933

GOORKHA

1882-1906

4104
Barquentine

Pas: 81 1st, 34 2nd. 1906 sold for scrap, 1907 scrapped at Genoa

GOLCONDA

1883-1884

2112
Schooner

Pas: 29 1st, 17 2nd, 1598 deck. 1884 sold to Indian government renamed CANNING, 1907 sold to Goolamally Jeewanjee & Co., Bombay renamed BUDRIE, 1909 sold same name, 1915 sunk as a blockship in Burra Sounds

WAROONGA

1883-1888 & 1899-1913

2513
Brigantine

Pas: 37 1st, 16 2nd, 1300 deck. Built in 1882 as WAROONGA for Australasian United SN Co, 1899 transferred to BI, 1913 sold to Japan, renamed Bansei MARU, 1917 sold again and in 1920 without name change, 1926 scrapped

SIRSA

1883-1908

2610
Schooner

Pas: 28 1st,13 2nd, 2261 deck. 1908 scrapped at Bombay

NERBUDDA

1883-1911

2977
Barquentine

Pas: 32 1st, 12 2nd, 1807 deck. 1911 sold to M.Sato, Otaru, renamed Atsuta MARU, 1921 scrapped

NOWSHERA

1883-1911

2962
Barquentine

Pas: 32 1st, 12 2nd, 1806 deck.1911 scrapped at Bombay

NUDDEA

1883-1911

2964
Barquentine

Pas: 32 1st, 12 2nd, 1695 deck.1911 scrapped at Genoa

GOALPARA

1883-1912

2114
Schooner

Pas: 29 1st, 17 2nd, 1600 deck. 1912 sold to Japan renamed SENZAN MARU, 1914 went missing

MANORA

1884-1884 & 1884-1907

4696
Barquentine

Pas: 76 1st, 30 2nd. Built as MANORA in 1884 for BIAS 1884 taken over by BI. 1907 scrapped at Genoa

ANGLO-INDIAN

1884-1887

2123

Built as ANGLO INDIAN in 1883 for C.H. Hillcoat & Co., Liverpool, 1884 purchased by BIAS & GD not renamed, 1887 sold to Gellatly, Hankey & Sewell and renamed ORO in 1888, 1896 sold to Belgium renamed CHARLES ROUGIET, 1901 sold to Hong Kong renamed ORO, later YOSHINO MARU, 1902 abandoned after fire and CTL

SECUNDRA

1884-1904

2610
Schooner

Pas: 28 1st, 13 2nd. Went aground outside Bombay and sank

NEVASA

1884-1906

2950
Barquentine

Pas: 32 1st, 12 2nd, 1812 deck. 1906 scrapped at Bombay

HASTY

1884-1927

100

Tug Bombay. Built in 1867, 1884 purchased, could accommodate 203 passengers, 1895 hulked, 1927 sold

LOODIANA

1885-1910

3269
Barquentine

Pas: 31 1st, 12 2nd, 2023 deck. Missing with all hands between Port Louis, Mauritius and Colombo

LALPOORA

1885-1913

3269
Barquentine

Pas: 32 1st, 12 2nd, 2017 deck. 1913 sold to Japan, renamed Taihei MARU, 1917 sold same name, 1919 sold same name, 1923 scrapped

MERGUI

1885-1904

244
Schooner

Pas: 100 deck. Smallest of all BI's deepsea ships. 1904 went aground at Pagoda Point, Burma and lost

UMBALLA

1886-1896

1908
Brigantine

Pas: 1446 deck. 1896 scrapped at Bombay

JUMNA

1886-1903 & 1903-1907

5191
Barquentine

Pas: 87 1st, 30 2nd, 300 emigrants. Built in 1886 as JUMNA for BIAS, 1903 transferred to BI, 1907 scrapped at Genoa

LANDAURA

1886-1912

3271
Barquentine

Pas: 32 1st, 12 2nd, 2000 deck. Built by Wm. Denny in 1886 on speculation, 1886 sold on the stocks to BI proposed named LOHARA, completed as LANDAURA, 1912 scrapped at Genoa

LAWADA

1886-1912

3269
Barquentine

Pas: 32 1st, 12 2nd, 1957 deck. 1912 sold to Japan, renamed WADA MARU, 1917 sold same name, 1918 sold same name, 1919 sold renamed AGUSTIN, 1923 scrapped

PUTIALA

1886-1914

3305
Barquentine

Pas: 31 1st, 15 2nd, 1883 deck. 1914 scrapped at Savona

PALITANA

1886-1922

2998
Barquentine

Pas: 31 1st, 15 2nd, 2046 deck. 1922 sold and before renaming sank in the Mediterranean Sea

M. MEANATCHY

1887-1891 & 1891-1911

2111
Brig

Pas: 16 1st, 12 2nd. Built in 1881 as M. MEANATCHY for H. Katz, Penang, 1883 owned by BI subsidiary Nederlandsch Indische Stoomvaart Maatschappij, 1887 transferred to BIAS not renamed, 1891 transferred to BI, 1911 scrapped at Bombay

KARAGOLA

1887-1901

1168
Schooner

Pas: 24 1st, 16 2nd, 1459 deck. Fire while at Akyab, folowed by scuttling. Vessel raised but CTL

TABORA

1888-1894

4938
Brigantine

Pas: 76 1st, 28 2nd 1901 117 1st, 58 2nd, 1198 steerage . BIAS & GD. 1894 sold to Compania Transatlantica, Barcelona renamed ISLA DE CUBA, 1896 renamed LEON XIII, 1898 ceded by USA, 1931 scrapped

WARORA

1887-1911

3920
Schooner

Pas: 33 1st, 22 2nd 2262 deck. Sold for demolition, Bombay

WARDHA

1887-1913

3917
Schooner

Pas: 33 1st, 22 2nd, 2262 deck. 1913 sold to F.Bruzzo, Italy not renamed, 1915 sold to E. Ghisler, Genoa same name, 1916 sold to A. Corrado fu G.B., Genoa, 1923 scrapped

RAMAPOORA

1887-1919

857
Schooner

Pas: 8 1st, 5 2nd, 1590 deck. Paddle steamer for Gulf of Martaban service. 1919 sold and scrapped

KAPURTHALA

1887-1923

1122
Brigantine

Pas: 22 1st, 20 2nd, 1566 deck. 1923 scrapped at Bombay

TAROBA

1888-1894

4938
Brigantine

Pax: 76 1st, 28 2nd, refitted in 1901 to accommodate 117 1st, 58 2nd and 1198 emigrants. BIAS & GD. Sold

LINDULA

1888-1914

3396
Barquentine

Pas: 43 1st, 22 2nd, 2477 deck. Laid down as LINGA, 1914 acrapped at Bombay

GOLCONDA

1888-1916

6037
Barquentine

Pas: 80 1st, 28 2nd. Built on speculation by Wm. Doxford & Sons and launched as TRANSPACIFIC, 1888 purchased by BI renamed GOLCONDA, 1916 sank after hitting mine in North Sea

PUNDUA

1888-1920

3361
Schooner

Pas: 35 1st, 23 2nd, 2135 deck. Proposed name PUBNA, 1920 sold for scrapping, 1925 scrapped

KISTNA

1888-1921

1115
Schooner

Pas: 26 1st, 22 2nd, 1229 deck. 1921 scrapped at Bombay

PURNEA

1888-1923

3361
Schooner

Pas 35 1st, 23 2nd, 2216 deck. 1923 sold for scrapping, 1924 scrapped at Kobe

KAVLANA

1889-1890

1125
Schooner

Pas: 24 1st, 20 2nd. 1890 sold to Indian Marine service, renamed MAYO, 1920 beached after collision mith ARANKOLA at Rangoon, CTL

ASKA

1889-1912

430
Schooner

Pas: 356 deck. 1912 sold to Japan renamed TAISHO MARU, 1938 renamed TAISYO MARU, after the war renamed TAISHO MARU, 1951 scrapped

MEGNA

1889-1913

1180
Brigantine

Built in 1889 for Macneill & Co, 1889 purchased by BI not renamed, used for lightering in latter days at Basra. 1913 sold to Japan renamed TENSEI MARU, 1923 sold same name, 1923 wrecked