At anchor off Jask. Wind SSW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.03 at 0800 before falling to 29.97 at 1600 and then rising to 30.03 inches  at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0530. Shortened in cable. 0600. Weighed and proceeded. 0615. Shaped to S89W at 76 revolutions.  0800. Wind SE force 2 with fog.  0815. Altered course to N74W. 0915. Divisions and prayers. 1000. Altered course to N40W. Torpedo training class at instruction. Class at cutlass and pistol drill. Remainder as requisite. Noon.  Position 25.56N 57.3 ½ E.  Wind south force 2 with broken cloud and smooth sea. 1335. Sighted Great Quion. Training class under instruction. Watch as requisite.  15.10. Altered course to N36W. 1600. Wind SW force 1 with blue sky. 1700. Altered course to S74W. 1815. Altered course to S30W. 1845. Stopped Worked searchlight. Boarded dhow. 1930. Proceeded at 23 revolutions. 2000. Course S66W. Coal expended 14 tons 14 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

Cruising the Gulf of Oman.  Course S66W at 2.2 knots with smooth sea. Wind NNE force 2 with blue sky.  Barometer 29.90 inches rising to 30.00 0800 and to 30.15 at 1600 before falling to 30.03 at 2000 before finishing at 30.05 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0100. Altered course to N59E.  0550. Altered course to S30W. Increased to 65 revolutions. 0800. Stopped. Boarded Dhow.  0805. Proceeded on N60E. 0915. Divisions. Starboard watch at cutlass drill. Torpedo quarters at instruction. 1005. Stopped and boarded dhow.  1015. Proceeded. 1120. Stopped and boarded dhow. Noon. Position 26.18N 56.15E. Wind SW force 1.  Proceeded as requisite. 1300. Stopped Boarded dhow.  Employed as requisite.1600 Wind SSW force 1 with broken cloud. 1615.  Quarters.  16.30. Watch – Man and arm ship. 1800. Port watch exercised at physical drill. 1805. Proceed on N50E. 1930. Stopped. Boarded dhow.  1930. Proceeded N80W. 200. Wind north force 4 with squalls. 2015.  Altered course to N31E at 66 revolutions. 22.10 Altered course to N78E.  Coal expended 13 tons. Number on sick list 10.

Cruising the Gulf of Oman.  CourseN78E at 3.1 knots with smooth sea. Wind SSE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud. Barometer. 30.01 inches rising to 30.05 at 0800 and to 30.15 at noon before falling to 30.05 at 1600 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75F.  0030. Altered course to S29E. Eased to 40 revolutions. 0630. Increased to 70 revolutions. 0915. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite. Magazine men at drill. 1030. Struck by heavy squalls with heavy rain from NW changing to NE. 1150. Sounded in 70 fathoms. Noon. Position 25.42N 57.10E. Wind NW to NE force 6 to 8. Sky clear rain ceased. Altered course to S79E.  1415. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind west force 2 to 3. 1615. Quarters. Exercised watch at physical drill. 1715. Stopped off Cape Jask. Lowered sea boat. 1835. Hoisted sea boat. 1835. Proceeded on S23E at 75 revolutions. Coal expended 17 tons 6 cwt. 82 tons remaining.  Number on sick list 10.

At sea Cape Jask to Muscat. Course S28E at 1.8 knots with smooth sea. Light airs with blue sky. Barometer 30.10 inches falling to 30.07 at 0800 before rising to 30.28 at noon and then falling to 30.15 at 1600 the again rising to 30.24 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. 0600. Rigged target.  0915. Dropped target. Exercised 3 pounder half quarterly firing at target and short practice. 1020. Stopped. Picked up target. 1020.  Proceed S23E at 70 revolutions. Noon. Position 23.45N 58.31E at 7.9 knots. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. 1300. Thrown overboard one three pounder misfire cartridge.  1355. Stopped. Came to port anchor and veered to 2 ½ shackles and made fast astern. Anchorage bearings Galalj fort S30E. Siva del Gharbi S75W.Make and mend clothes. 1615 Quarters. Watch – Out diving gear. Divers employed checking anchor. 1715. Recovered diving gear.  Draught 12 feet 6 inches forward. 15 feet 2 inches aft.  Coal expended 11 tons 5 cwt.  Number on sick list 10.

Moored at Muscat. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.10 inches rising to 30.20 at 0800 before dropping to 30.19 at noon and to 30.15 at 1600 then rising to 30.17 at 2000 before finishing at 30.15 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F.  0200. Received 130 lbs of beef and 65 lbs of vegetables plus 280 lbs of bread. 0400. Distilling. 0800. SS (?) (Unable to read handwriting) arrived and anchored. 0915. Divisions and prayers. Exercised small Arms Company. Remainder as requisite. Noon .Wind NW force 1. Tested life buoy.   SS (?) sailed. Watch out diving gear. Divers cleaning valves. Remainder as requisite. 1615. Quarters. Landed three sick ratings for treatment ashore. Coal expended 2 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

Moored at Muscat. Wind NW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.15 inches rising to 30.20 at noon before falling to 30.15 at 200 and finishing at 30.17 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. 0200. Received 130 lbs of beef and 65 lbs of vegetable plus 240 lbs of bread.  0400. SS Pinla arrived and anchored. 0745. Fire Stations. Worked all pumps. 0800. Cleaning ship. 100. Eased away wire stern hawser. Swinging to wind. Noon. Wind NW force 2.  1300. Cleaning ship. 1600. Quarters. 1615. Hauled taught wire hawser.  1720. Fort saluted political resident – 11 guns.  1740. Saluted 11 guns. Received 6 tons of water for washing. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

(20 October 1900 – Five cases of beri-beri have occurred amongst the bluejackets on board H.M.S. Sphinx, which left Muscat on Sept. 13th and arrived in Bombay on the 17th. ’The vessel has been placed in quarantine and has been thoroughly disinfected and the patients have been removed to hospital. ) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673601870355

Beriberi is a disease caused by a vitamin B-1 deficiency, also known as thiamine deficiency. There are two types of the disease: wet beriberi and dry beriberi. Wet beriberi affects the heart and circulatory system. In extreme cases, wet beriberi can cause heart failure.

Treatments: Thiamine

Symptoms: Paralysis

Moored at Muscat. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.20 inches rising to 30.32 at 0800 before falling to 30.20 at noon and 30.15 at 1600 then to 30.14 at 2000 before finishing at 20.15 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. 0200. Received 128 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 240 lbs of bread.  0740. Commenced coaling. 0800. Exercised 6 inch gun mounting. Noon. Wind NW force 1. 1300 Coaling. Employed scrapping and painting. 1755. Finished coaling. Received 170 tons. 2000. Cleaning ship.  Cao expended 4 cwt.  Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.15 inches falling to 30.14 at 0800 and then rising to 30.17 at noon before again falling to 30.15 at 1600 and finishing at 30.17inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F Sea temperature 76F. 0200. Received 126 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 190 lbs of bread. 0400. Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind NNW force 2. Draught 13 feet 10 inches forward. 15 feet nine inches aft.  1300. Cleaning ship. 1600. Quarters. Scrub and wash clothes. 2100. Starboard Watch   – man and arm ship. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.15 inches rising to 30.16 at 1600 before falling to 30.15 at 2000  and finishing at 30.13 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. 0200. Received 128 lbs of beef and 55 lbs of vegetables plus 250 lbs of bread. 0600. Cleared ship for action. 0745. Mail steamer arrived. 0915. Divisions and prayers. Exercised Small Arms companies. 100. Employed as necessary. Noon. Wind SE force 1. 1300. Painting and scraping ship. Employed as requisite. 1600. Quarters. Physical drills. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.16 inches falling to 30.15 at 0800 and to 30.12 at 1600 before rising to 30.14 at 2000 and finishing at 30.14 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F.  0200. Received 126 lbs of bread and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 210 lbs of bread.  0800. Divisions and prayers. Marines at Musketry. Port watch painting and scraping ship. Noon. Wind SE force 1.  Make and mend clothes. 1600. Quarters. Sold effects of ERA deceased.  Exercised physical drills. Coal expend 4 cwt.  Number on sick list 13.

Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.17 inches rising to 30.22 at 0800 and 30.24 at noon before falling to 30.18 at 1600 and to 30.14 at 2000 before finishing at 30.18 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0200. Received 128 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0815.  RFS Drone arrived. (French cargo ship built 1887 of 3236 tonnes. Sunk by mine 23.1.1918). 0915. Divisions and prayers. Employed scraping and painting. Class at 3 pounder Morris tube practice. Discharged one Able Seaman to shore. Noon. Wind SE. 1300. Employed as requisite. 1600. Quarters. Exercised at physical drill. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 12

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.18 inches falling to 30.16 at noon and then to 30.13 at 1600 before rising to 30.17 at 2000 and finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. 0200. Received 126 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 230 lbs of bread.  0400. Clean ship.  0800. Cleaning ship throughout. Noon. Wind east force 1. 1300. Employed as requisite. Received 12 tons of fresh water for washing.  Coal expended 1 ton 9 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 before falling to 30.05 at 1600 and finishing at 30.08 inches at midnight., temperature at noon 85F.  0100. Lit fires for distilling. 0200. Received 160 lbs of bread. 0930. Divisions. 1030. Church. 1100 Out diving gear. Divers employed cleaning valves. Noon. Wind Calm. 1300. Finished diving. 1600. RFS Drone proceeded. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Distilling. Coal expended 1 ton 13 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.04 inches rising to 30.10 at 0830 and to 30.15 at noon before falling to 30.10 at 1600 and then rising to 30.14 at 2000 before finishing at 30.15 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F.  0200. Received 128 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 230 lbs of bread. 040. Distilling. 0915. Divisions and prayers. 1100. Telegraph SS Patrick Stewart arrived. Employed painting ship. Noon. Wind NW force 1. 1300. Stokers requalifying at instruction. Remainder painting ship.. 1600. Quarters. Midnight. Distilling. Coal expended 3 tons 10 cwt. Number on sick list 12

Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.13 inches rising to 30.20 at noon before falling to 30.16 2000 and finishing at 30.17 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. 0200. Received 138 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 150 lbs of bread.  0400. Distilling. 0600. SS Patrick Stewart sailed. 0915. Divisions. Inspected arms. Prayers. Marines parading in heavy marching order. Starboard watch cleaning bunker. Port watch painting ship. Noon. Wind NW force 1. 1300. Starboard watch cleaning bunker. Port watch painting ship. 1700. Landed patient for hospital. Scrub and wash clothes. Distilling. Coal expended 3 tons 14 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.18 inches rising to 30.25 at 0800 before falling to 30.22 at noon and then to 30.15 at 1600 before rising to 30.20 at 2000 and finishing at 30.16 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0200. Received 146 lbs of beef and 73 lbs of vegetables plus 183 lbs of bread. 0400. Distilling.  0800. Painting ship and as requisite.  Stokers training class at work. SS. Druba?  (Unable to read handwriting) arrived. Noon. Wind calm. 1300. Received two tons of washing water. . Training class at instruction.  Training class at instruction. Exercised “B” gun mounting. Painting ship. 1600. Quarters. 1740. SS Druba sailed. Read Warrant 16. Coal expended 2 tons 12 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind NW force 1. Barometer 30.15 inches rising to 30.23 at 0800 before dropping to 30.17 at noon and then to 30.08 at 1600 and the rising to 30.10 at 2000 before finishing at 30.13 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0200. Received 118 lbs of beef and 59 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0915 divisions and prayers. Port watch at Small Arms drill. Marines firing class at instruction. Painting ship noon. Wind NW force 1. 1300. Musters by Open List for monthly payment. Issued soap and tobacco.  1600. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Exercised port watch at physical drill. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.09 inches rising to 30.15 at 0800 before falling to 30.10 at 1600 and then rising to 30.15 inches where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F.  0200. Received 135 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 240 lbs of bread. 0745. HMS Pigeon arrived. 0800. Painting ship.  Joined ship 1 x GRA, 3 x stokers, 1 x shipwright, 1 x Q. Signal  Able Seaman, 1 x Ordinary seaman, 3 x RMLI. Noon Wind NW force 1. 1300. Painting ship Stokers training class at instruction. 1`615. Quarters. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 12.