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Rh Fourth was Lord High Admiral, these services were rewarded by conferring on the Bombay Marine the title of "The Indian Navy" and placing it, in all respects, on a just level with the royal service. The Indian Navy now comprises one hundred and fifty officers of all ranks; and the fleet amounts to forty vessels, of which more than one-half are armed steamers, variously employed in keeping up the communication between India and China; India, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf; China and the Red Sea, Bombay and Sindh, and in the navigation of the Indus. The remainder of the vessels are sailing sloops, brigs, and schooners, employed on surveys, or in the protection of trade in the western gulfs, and the Straits of Malacca.