Irrawaddy River Cruise, Myanmar (Burma)
The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, founded in 1865 in Burma (Myanmar), grew to become the 'greatest river fleet on earth' with over 600 vessels carrying some 9 million passengers a year along the Irrawaddy River of Burma at its peak in the 1920's.…
Irrawaddy River Cruise, Myanmar (Burma)
In 1865 the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company (IFC), which was Glasgow based and run by a character called Paddy Henderson, began services on the Irrawaddy River with four steamers and three cargo flats (attached barges) In 1868 King Mindon (Mandalay) allowed services to the upper reaches, and by 1869 a service started to Bhamo.…
Irrawaddy Flotilla Company - FIBIwiki
Irrawaddy Flotilla Company The ‘Irrawaddy Flotilla Company’ (IFC) was a passenger and cargo ferry company, which operated services on the Irrawaddy River in Burma. The IFC ……
A Short History of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company
(With kind permission of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company) The original Irrawaddy flotilla was a naval task force of paddle steamers and flats (barges) sent from India to transport British and Indian troops upriver in the Second Anglo-Burmese War of 1852.…
Papers of The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company. - National ...
The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company was formed in 1865 as the Irrawaddy Flotilla and Burmese Steam Navigation Co Ltd, in contract with the Government of British India to convey troops, stores and mail from India to Burma and to encourage trade between them.…