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However, none of the patterns illustrated in the Collected Statutes exactly matches AAA0520.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Robert Oliver became Superintendent of the Indian Navy  in 1837, a post he would hold until his death on 5 August 1848. The Indian Navy was the naval arm of the Honourable East India Company. 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