This book presents a comprehensive history of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN).
Drawn from a host of primary sources-personal diaries and logs, official report.
Capturing various transitional phases of the RIN, especially during the crucial period of 1920-1950, it concludes with the final Transfer of the RIN from under the British Raj to independent India.
It traces the origins of the RIN to the East India Company, as early as 1612, and untangles the institution\'s complex history.
This book presents a comprehensive history of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN)