British India Steam Navigation . . .
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| Acquisition date | 1972 |
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| Founded | Kolkata |
| India | |
| Successor | P&O |
| Type of business | ship owner and ship operator |
| Founders | Sir William Mackinnon, 1st Baronet |
| Sir Robert Mackenzie, 10th Baronet | |
| Robert Mackenzie | |
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| ID | 2377640 |
About British India Steam Navigation . . .
British India Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1856 as the Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company. The company had been formed out of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, a trading partnership of the Scots William Mackinnon and Robert Mackenzie, to carry mail between Calcutta and Rangoon.