I ran across this old article on the history of what became the Bombay Marine and eventually today's Indian and Pakistani navies. You do need to create a free account to read it, but there's so much amazing stuff on JSTOR, it's definitely worth it.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4135819...n_tab_contents

(You may need to scroll up to see the "read for free" button.)


If you have questions about historical context, etc., feel free to post them here. India is my area of PhD study, and I'd be more than happy to discuss things and maybe do a bit of digging for you.