At single anchor off Salala.  Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.05 inches falling to 29.98 at 1600 and finishing at 30.05 at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F. 0400. Raised steam in number 4 boiler. (????) spring port side  (???) cable (Unable to read handwriting) 0559. Sunrise S89 ½ E. Turkish flags hauled down astern. Muscat flag hoisted. 0630. Weighed. Shifted berth. Engines as requisite. 0640. Came to on broken bottom in 6 fathoms with spring on cable – 2 ½ shackles. Veered to 3 ½ shackles. 1200. Employed as requisite. Distilling.  Anchor bearings Raskkan S56W. Tower N27W. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended not logged. Number on sick list 2.

At single anchor off Salala.  Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.96 inches rising to 30.04 at 0800 before falling to 29.96 at 16000 and finishing at 29.98 at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0515. Shortened in. 0530 Weighed and proceeded as requisite. 0552. Action. 0630. Stopped. Dropped target. As required for firing. 0635. Commenced. 0645. Communicated with dhow. O752. Finished firing. Picked up target. Proceeded as requisite for anchorage.  0850. Came to in 5 ¼ fathoms off Al Hafa and veered to three shackles. Anchorage bearings. Ras Saker S60W. Minaret N33W.  1015. Weighed and proceeded as required. 1030. Stopped. Lowered sea boats. As requisite for running torpedoes. Made four runs. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud.  1215. In targets. Up boats. Proceeded as requisite to anchorage. 1240. Came to with broken bottom in 6 fathoms off Al Hafa and veered to 2 shackles. Anchorage bearings Ras Sakar S61W. Minaret N33W. 1500. Stowing holds as requisite. 1600. Banked fires in one boiler. Distilling. 1920. Weighed. Proceeded as requisite. 1942. S3 ½ W at 60 revolutions. 2015. S75E. Put P.log over. 2040. 75 revolutions. 2110. Stopped. Hauled in P log. 2125. Dropped target. Proceeded as requisite. Carried out night firing. 2153. Ceased firing. In target.  2200. S75E at 72 revolutions. Put over P log. Connected hand steering wheel. Coal expended 12 tons 10 cwt. Number on sick list 2.

At sea. Al Hafa to Maskat. (Muscat) Course S75S at 7 knots. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud becoming squally later. Barometer 29.95 inches rising to 30.03 at noon before dropping to 29.98 at 1600 and finishing at 30.07 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 74F. 0200. Exercised sea boats crews. Exercised close watertight doors.  0300. Altered course to N69E. 0400. Connected up third boiler. Worked up to 85 revolutions – 10.2 knots. Sunrise N85E. 0930. Soda island abeam. 1100. Cleaning ship. 1200. Altered course to N42 ½ E. Position 17.19N 56.21 ½ E. Wind south force 3 to 5 squally. 1400. Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. Scrub hammocks and wash clothes. 1800. Sunset S87 ½ W. 0800. Exercised watch at man and arm ship. Exercised at close watertight doors. Coal expended 23 tons 19 cwt. 150 tons 18 cwt remaining. Number on sick list 3.

At sea. Al Hafa to Maskat. (Muscat) Course N42 ½ E. at 10 knots. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.10 at noon before falling to eo.01 at 2000 and finishing at 30.08 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F.  0100. Sounded in 40 fathoms. 0150. Altered course to N33E 0200. Sounded in 48 fathoms. 0300. Sounded in 50 fathoms. 0330. Exercised Sea boats crews. Exercised Close watertight doors. 0500. Sunrise N82E. 0830. Divisions and prayers. 1000. Altered course to N20E. 1020. Increased to 90 revolutions. Put clock on 11 minutes. 1100. Employed as requisite. Noon. Position 20.3 ¾ N 59.9 ¾ E. Wind SSW force 1 with broken cloud and a smooth sea. 1330. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Exercised Setting and taking in fore and aft sails. 2100. Exercised sea boat crews. Exercised close watertight doors. Coal expended 27 tons 13 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At sea. Al Hafa to Maskat. (Muscat) Course N20E at 10 knots. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.01 inches rising to 30.07 at noon before falling to 29.99at 1600 and finishing at 30.00 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 75F. 0001. Altered course to N4W.  0100. Exercised Sea boats crews. Exercised close watertight doors.  0200. Sounded in 33 fathoms. 0320. Sounded in 55 fathoms.  0400. Sounded in 66 fathoms.  0445. Altered course to N51 ½ W.  0500. Sounded in 50 fathoms. 0600. Sunrise N87E. 0755. Shamal set in. 0830. Divisions and prayers. Exercised General Quarters. 1030. Employed as requisite.  Noon. Position 23.2 N 59.7 E. at 9.2 knots. Wind NW force 7 with broken clouds and squalls. 1258. Eased to batten down forward. 1312. Increased to 80 revolutions. Employed as requisite. 1600. Altered course to N90W. 16.20. In P Log. 1655. Course and speed as requisite for entering harbour. 1700. Hoisted flag of Political Agent of Muscat. 1705. Came to in 8 fathoms in Muscat harbour. Set Spanker and veered to 3 shackles.  In spanker.  Saluted Flag of Muscat with 21 guns. . Fort returned the same. Laid out stream anchor. 1800. Saluted Political Agent of Muscat with 11 guns on leaving ship. Struck flags. 2000. Quarters.  Distilling. 2200. Exercised collision and grounding stations. Placed mat. 2230. Exercised General Quarters. Midnight. Let fires go out. Coal expended 20 tons 14 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor in Muscat Cove.  Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.01 inches rising to 30.15 at noon and finishing at 30.02 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0400. Received126 lbs of fresh beef and 65 lbs of vegetables plus 242 lbs of soft bread.  Draught forward 11 feet 8 inches. Aft 15 feet 6 inches. 0415. Coal lighters came alongside. Commenced coaling.  Noon. Coaling ship. Carried out quarterly creeping practice. (Dragging the bottom with a small grapnel) 1700. Finished coaling. Received 198 tons. Cleaning ship.  Draught forward 13 feet 9 inches. Aft 15 feet 8 inches. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor in Muscat Cove.  Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.08 at noon and finishing at 30.05 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F.  Sea Temperature 74F0400. Watering ship from bots for ship’s boilers. Received 138 lbs of fresh beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 231 lbs of soft bread.  Divisions and prayers. Paid monthly money to Ship’s Company.  Employed as requisite. Make and mend clothes. Gave leave to Seedies. Quarters. Hands to bathe. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor in Muscat Cove. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud increasing to force 2 and becoming SE force 1 at 2000. Barometer 30.06 inches and steady until midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0400. Received 128 lbs of fresh beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 52 lbs of soft bread. 0930. Divisions and prayers. 1000. Raised steam in in one boiler. Dressed ship rainbow fashion. ???? at ???? at Main. (Unable to read handwriting) 1010. HH Sultan visited ship. Manned ship. Divisions. Exercised at General Quarters. Boarders, Manned and armed boats. 1130 Sultan left. Saluted with 21 guns. Undressed ship. Unarmed boats. 1700. Quarters. Hands to bathe 1830. Started distilling.  Coal expended 2 tons 5 cwt. Number in sick bay 4.

At single anchor in Muscat Cove. Wind

Calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.06 rising to 30.07 at noon before falling to 30.05 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0500. Divers cleaning underwater fittings.  0900. Divisions. Performed Divine Service. Noon. Wind NW force 1. 1400. Divers cleaning underwater fittings. 1700. Quarters. Wind calm. Hands to bathe. 1900. Divers cleaning underwater fittings.  Wind SE force 1. Coal expended 3 tons 11 cwt.  Number on sick list 3.

At single anchor in Muscat Cove. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.15 at noon before falling to 30.07 at 1600 and finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 79F.  0200. Divers down cleaning underwater inlets. 05oo. Divers clearing inlets.  0800. Raised steam in number 3 boiler. Divers clearing inlets. 0900. Divisions and prayers.  Exercised Small Arms Company and Marines. 1030. Preparing for sea. Noon wind SE force 1. 1230. Laid out kedge anchor on southern beam. Weighed stream from ship. Shortened in to 1 ½ shackles to clear SS Dainty. Weighed kedge form ship. 1700. Weighed. Proceeded as requisite out of harbour. 1740. Stopped. Took cutter in tow. Proceeded. 1800. Stooped. Divers clearing suctions. 1818. Steered N85W Put clocks back 7 minutes. 1821. Proceeded at 72 revolutions on course N20W. Connected hand wheel. 2200. Exercised Sea boats crew. Exercised closing watertight doors. Coal expended 7 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

Muscat to Jashak. Course N20W at 7.7 knots. Wind NNE force 2. Overcast and wet. Barometer 30.08 inches rising to 30.14 at noon and then falling to 30.06 at 1600 before finishing at 30.07 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 76F. 0200. Exercise Sea boats crews. Closed water tight doors. 0755. Ran into thick fog. 0805. Eased to 50 revolutions 5.5 knots. Divisions and prayers. 0910. Stopped. In P log. Sounded with deep sea lead and Thompsons Gear. 230 fathoms. 0945. Proceeded at 50 revolutions. 0945 stopped. Connected reliving tackles. (Hooked on to the tiller in case an accident breaks the steering gear) 0945. 0955. Proceeded as requisite.  1020. Fog cleared. 1030. Proceeded N23W at 50 revolutions. Put P log over. 1046. Increased to 70 revolutions. Connected steam wheel. 1100. Thick fog came up astern. 1135. Eased to 50 revolutions. In P log.  1140. Fog cleared. Sighted HMS Redbreast under weigh proceeding SE. Stopped. Sounded in 142 fathoms. 11%0 Proceeded at 70 revolutions. N37W. Course and speed as requisite for anchorage. Noon. Wind SW force 1 with broken fog.  1242. Came to in PD in 6 ½ fathoms off Jashak. Anchorage bearings Point N 84W. Flag staff N67W.Banked fires.  Employed as requisite.  1700. Quarters.  2000. Watch man and arm ship. Coal expended 9 tons 3 cwt. Number on sick list 3.