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The Scindia Steam Navigation Company, founded in 1919, is the second oldest
"''Empress of India'' Sold; Scindia of Gwalior Buys Liner to Serve as Hospital Ship,"
''New York Times.'' 20 December 1914. The former ''Empress'' was re-fitted as a hospital ship for Indian troops. On 19 January 1915, the ship was renamed ''Loyalty''. In March 1919, she was sold to the newly formed Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd; on 5 April 1919, navigation history was created when she journeyed to the United Kingdom, a crucial step for India's shipping history when sea routes were controlled by the British.
List of Ships owned by Scindia
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The Scindia Steam Navigation Company, founded in 1919, is the second oldest shipping company
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of India. The first being the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company
The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company (SSNC) was one of the first indigenous Indian shipping companies set up during the Indian independence movement. It was started in 1906 by V. O. Chidambaram Pillai to compete against the monopoly of the Brit ...
of VOC Pillai in today's Tamilnadu that was founded in 1906.
History
Foundation and early years
On 19 December 1914, the RMS ''Empress of India'' was reported sold toScindia
The Scindia dynasty (anglicized from Shinde) is a Hindu Maratha dynasty of maratha origin that ruled the erstwhile State of Gwalior. It had the Patil-ship of Kumberkerrab in Wai. It was founded by Ranoji Scindia, who started as a personal servan ...
of Gwalior
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(also known as the Maharajah
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A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...
of Gwalior
Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...
).''New York Times.'' 20 December 1914. The former ''Empress'' was re-fitted as a hospital ship for Indian troops. On 19 January 1915, the ship was renamed ''Loyalty''. In March 1919, she was sold to the newly formed Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd; on 5 April 1919, navigation history was created when she journeyed to the United Kingdom, a crucial step for India's shipping history when sea routes were controlled by the British.
Expansion and competition
In 1932, the company purchased the Bengal Burma S.N. Co.; the company also purchased the Indian Co-operative Navigation & Trading Co., the Ratnagar S.N. Co., and in 1952 the Bombay S.N. Co. The company purchased shipyards in India in 1940, named Scindia Shipyard; its first ship, the 8000-ton ''Jalusha'', was launched soon after independence byJawaharlal Nehru
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat—
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in 1948.
Post war
The registered office is at Scindia Colony, Building III, Sir M.V. Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400069.Flag
The house flag of Scindia is blue, with a white disc bearing a redswastika
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, an ancient Indian symbol unrelated to the its use by Nazi Germany
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Legacy
TheNational Maritime Day
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is celebrated in India on 5 April, the anniversary of the ''Loyaltys journey to the United Kingdom.
Locality
*Scindia, Visakhapatnam
Scindia is an important neighborhood situated on the coastal part of Visakhapatnam City, India. The area, which falls under the local administrative limits of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, it is one of the main industrial area in ...
References
Further reading
The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Limited, Bombay, India 1919–1958. by Scindia Steam Navigation Company.External links
List of Ships owned by Scindia
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