At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour.  Wind NW force 2 to 4 becoming 3 to 5 at noon.  Broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.04 inches rising to 30.14 at 0400.before falling to 30.05 at 1600 and finishing at 30.04 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F. 0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables. 0630. Exercised General Quarters. Exercised – Out collision mats. 0800. Divisions and prayers.. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at Morris tube. Noon. Painting ship. 1700. Quarters. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at gymnastics. 1750. HMS Pigeon arrived. Distilling. Coal expended 4 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour.  Wind NW force 2 to 4 becoming 3 to 4 at 0800. Broken cloud with squalls. Barometer 30.04 inches increasing to 30.10 at 0800 and to 30.12 at noon before falling to 30.06 at 1600 and finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 78F. Distilling. Let fires die out. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables.  0800. Divisions and prayers. Untrained men and Boys and Marines at rifle exercise.  Painting ship. 1400. Untrained men and Boys at rifle drill. Painting ship. Paid monthly money to Ship’s company. Issued soap and tobacco. 1700. Quarters. Exercised port watch – Out fire engine. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at gymnastics. Port watch – man and arm ship. Coal expended 2 tons 1 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour.  Wind NW force 2 to 3with broken cloud becoming squally from noon. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.16 at noon before finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 76F.  0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables. 0600. Divisions and prayers. Exercised Small Arms Company. Marines at six inch breech loader drill.  Restored sail room. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at rifle drill. 1400. Painting ship 1700. Quarters. Ordinary Seamen and Boys of watch at gymnastics. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour.  Wind NW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 before falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F.  0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables. 0600. Aired and inspected bedding. 0800. Divisions. Repairing sails and as requisite. Exercised magazine and Powder room men. 1400. Make and mend clothes. HBM’s Political Agent and Consul visited ship.  Saluted them on leaving with 11 guns. 1700. Quarters.  Ordinary Seamen and Boys at gymnastics. HMS Lapwing sailed. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Wind N by W force 1 becoming calm from 2000. Broken cloud. Barometer 30.05 inches increasing to 30.11 at 0800 before falling to 30.08 at noon and finishing at 30.05 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 240 lbs of bread. 0600. Aired night clothing. 0800. Fire Quarters. Cleaning ship throughout. 0920. Landed party of 35 men to witness punishment. 1045. Party returned.  1400. Cleaning ship. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Wind W by N force 1 increasing to force 3 at 1600 before falling calm at 2200. Barometer 30.04 inches rising to 30.11 at noon before falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at 30.03 inches at midnight.  0600. Receive 246 lbs of bread. 0800. Mustered by the Open Lit. Performed Divine Service. 1330. Struck S.O. P. (Senior Officer Pennant). 1340. HMS Sphinx arrived. 1600. One Stoker from SPHINX joined. 1700. Quarters. Hands to bath. (Water temperature 70F.)  Coal expended 3 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Wind n by W force 1 with broken cloud becoming calm from 2000. Barometer 30.00 inches rising to 30.03 at noon and finishing at 30.00 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. 0600. Exercised – Out sheet anchor.  Hands bathed.  Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 210 lbs of bread.  0800. Divisions and prayers. Employed cleaning Captain’s (?) stores from SPHINX. Tested steam cutter air chambers for sinking. Test failed.  Oiled wire hawsers. Training class at rifle exercise. 1700. Quarters. Hands bathed. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Wind West force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.98 inches rising to 30.09 at noon and finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75F. 0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of bread plus 219 lbs of bread. 100o. NNE squall passed over with rain. Divisions and prayers. Training class at ammunition. Remainder as requisite. Noon. Wind N by W force 2 to 4. 1700. Quarters Wind N force 1 to 2. Sent cutter away to patrol Muscat Bay. Hands bathed. 2000. Exercised man and arm ship. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Wind N by W force 3 to 5 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.12 inches rising to 30.18 at 0800 before falling to 30.10 at 1600 and finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 80F. 0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 182 lbs of bread. . 0800 wind N force 2 to 5. Divisions and prayers. Exercised Small Arms Company and Marines. Noon. Wind N force 3 to 4. 1400. Training class at rifle drill. Marines at 6 inch breech loader drill. Remainder as requisite. 1600. Wind NW force 3. 1700. Quarters. Hands bathed. Sea 62 F. 1800. Cutter returned. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.12 at 0800 before falling to 30.05 inches at 1600 and finishing at 30.04 inches at midnight, Temperature at noon 81F. 0400. Raised steam in number 3 boiler. Aired bedding. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 195 lbs of bread. 0800. Wind SW force 1. Divisions and prayers. Employed as requisite.  Issued slopes to Ships Company. 1600. Make and mend clothes. 1700 Quarters.  Sent empty drums and shakes to PIGEON. (shakes – to take to pieces and pack up the parts; then called “shakes”). Prepared for sea.2030. Raised steam in number 1 and 4 boilers. Sub Lt. R. C. L. Owen rejoined from Pigeon. 1125. HMS Redbreast arrived and anchored. Distilling. Coal expended 2 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor in Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Wind N by W force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.99 inches rising to 30.00 at 0800 and further to 30.05 at noon before falling to 29.9 9at 1600 and finishing at 29.77 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 78F. Distilling. 0400. Received 240 lbs of beef and 120 lbs of vegetables plus 384 lbs of bread.  Draught 13 feet forward 16 feet I inch aft. 0800 Wind west force 1. Divisions and prayers. 0900. Sent provisions to REDBREAST. 1000. Exercised General Quarters. 1130. Shortened in. 1140. Weighed. Engines as requisite. 1210.  Proceeded at 85 revolutions out of harbour. 1225. Course N71W for Dacka then to Galag.  1510. Course S76W. 1600. Wind ESE force 2. Altered course as requisite for anchorage. Engines as requisite.  1635. Came to in broken bottom in 5 fathoms and veered to 2 shackles. Anchorage bearings. Castle flag staff S7W. Suar(?)(Sohar (?) Point N58W.  1740. Quarters. Prepared for sea. 2000. Shortened in. wind east force 1.  2015. Weighed. Proceeded as requisite. 1820. Course N8W. 2030. Proceeded at 85 revolutions 2125. Altered course to N4E. Connected hand wheel. Exercised close watertight doors. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Coal expended 12 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

At sea Darka to Galag. Course N40Eat 10 knots with smooth sea. Wind NNE force 1 with blue sky. Barometer 29.98 inches rising to 30.05 at 0800 before falling to 30.03 at noon and lower still to 29.98 at 1600 before finishing at 29.97 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 73F. 0200. Exercised sea boats crews. Exercised close watertight doors.  0620. Observed HMS pigeon bearing NE.  0800. Exercised Fire Quarters.  0900. Course and speed as requisite for anchorage. 0945. Came to in broken bottom in 4 ½ fathoms and veered to 2 shackles.  Persian Man of War PERSEPOLIS and HMS Pigeon at anchor in Galag.  Anchorage bearing. Bir Tiosion (?) peaks N70E. Makki S81E. Blackbush N18W.  Cleaning ship. 1300. Banked fires.  1400. Cleaning ship. 1600. Spread fires in number 1 boiler. 2000. Distilling. 2300. Prepared for landing small arms party. Coal expended 11 tons 11 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At single anchor at Galag. Wind N by W force 2 to 3. With broken cloud. Barometer 29.97 inches rising to 29.99 at 0800 and to 30.06 at noon before falling to 30.01 at 1600 and finishing at 30.06 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 78F. Expended and lost by landing party. One stock pot, two hatchets, 7 canvas side screen for tents, one boom cover, 4 marlin spikes, 4 heaving mallets, 1 butter fire (?). 0800. Remainder of landing party returned. Lost overboard by accident 1 oar (Fir), 2 oars (Ash), 1 40 lb boat’s anchor, 3 inch grapnel with 20 fathoms of line, 1 Marine helmet, 2 boat hooks. 1100. Divisions and prayers. Noon. Inspected. Arms. Wind W by S force 3 to 4. 1300. Spread fires. 1400. Make and mend clothes. 1600. Weighed. Cheered HMS Pigeon. 1630. Proceeded at 85 revolutions S52W. 1700. Quarters. Furled awnings. 1835. Eased. Battened down forward. 1850. Proceeded at 75 revolutions. 1900. Connected hand wheel. 1930. Worked down to 55 revolutions. Rolling angle max 210.. Wind force 8.   20.24. 55 revolutions. 2050. Altered course to N81W. 2200. Revolutions 63. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised Close watertight doors. Midnight. Stopped. Sounded in 100 fathoms. Proceeded. Coal expended 9 tons 9 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At sea. Galag to Bushire. Course N81W at 5.1 knots with heavy sea. Wind N by W force 7 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.15 at 0800 and to 30.19 at noon before falling to 30.18 at 1600 and finishing at 30.19 inches at midnight.  Temperature at noon 76F. 0200. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised close watertight doors. 0345. Stop port engine sounded in 100 fathoms. 0400. Proceeded. 0600. HMS Sphinx N16W heading westerly. 0715. Increased to 68 revolutions. Wind west force 6. 0840. 60 revolutions. 0900. Divisions and prayers. S.L’s and Marines mustered. Put clock back 23 minutes. Surveyed Boatswains and Carpenter’s stores. Noon. Position 2515N. 57.49E. Wind N by W force 6. 1235 68 revolutions. 1255. 55 revolutions. 1400. Make and mend clothes. 1600. Land NW. 1700. Quarters. Exercised Collision Quarters. 1720. Altered course to N34W. 2100. 57 revolutions. 2200. 58 revolutions. 2300. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised close watertight doors. Coal expended 23 tons 4 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At sea in the Gulf of Oman. Course N34W at 5.1 knots with smooth sea. Wind N by W force 1. Barometer 30.18 inches increasing to 30.26 at 0800 before falling to 30.24 at noon and to 30.19 at 1600 before finishing at 30.18 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75F. 0100. Exercised sea boats crews. Exercised close watertight doors.  0150. Stopped sounded in 65 fathoms. Proceeded. 0345. Stopped. Sounded in 62 fathoms. 0455. Altered course to N20W. Eased to 45 revolutions. Connected steam wheel. 0536. 50 revolutions. 0550. Altered course as requisite through Fakk el Casas Strait (?). Working up to 85 revolutions. 0620. Proceeded at 85 revolutions. Altered course as requisite. 0700. Perforated Rock south two cables. Eased. Sounded in 21 fathoms. Proceeded S75W. 0900. Divisions and prayers. Exercised General Quarters.  Exercised Quarters – out collision mats. Put clock back 12 minutes. Surveying Boatswains and Carpenter’s stores. Employed as requisite. Noon. Position 26.12N. 55.21E. Wind WSW force 1.

1220. Altered course to west. Employed as requisite. 1710. Farue Island (?) abeam. Quarters. Prepared for firing. 1738. Stopped. Lowered steam cutter. Hoisted boiler with boat. 1800. Proceeded at 85 revolutions N71W. 2215. Stopped. Sounded in 40 fathoms. 2235. Exercised seaboat’s crews. 2250. Stopped sounded in 40 fathoms. 2350. Stopped. Sounded in 40 fathoms. Exercised close watertight doors. Coal expended 20 tons 19 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At sea. Course N71W at 10 knots. With smooth sea. Wind NW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.16 inches rising to 30.19 at 0800 before falling to 30.12 at1600 and rising again to 30.15 at 2000 before finishing at 30.17 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F.  0150. Stopped. Sounded in 52 fathoms. 0200. Exercised seaboat’s crews and close watertight doors. 0215. Proceeded. 0340. Stopped. Sounded in 57 fathoms. 0350. Proceeded. 0720. Company as requisite for surveying ship for D and (?) (Unable to read handwriting). Exercised Fire Quarters. 0810. Proceeded N71W. 0900. Put clock back 14 minutes. 1000. Surveying Boatswains and Carpenter’s stores. Employed as requisite. Noon. Position 27.31N. 51.34E. Wind calm with broken cloud and mist.  1300. Altered course to N31E and eased to 76 revolutions. 1400. Eased to 72 revolutions. Cleaned after Shell room. 1600. Quarters. Wind NE force 2 with blue sky. 1650. Engines as requisite. Connected steam wheel. Dropped target. Opened fire on target. 1730. Finished firing.  1900. Exercised- hands man and arm ship. Firing at target from 3 pounders and machine guns. 1940. Finished. Up target.  1950. Proceeded at 75 revolutions at N70W. 2215. Stopped. Sounded in 38 fathoms. Proceeded. 2345. Stopped. Sounded in 32 fathoms. Proceeded. Midnight. Wind NW force 4. Coal expended 20 tons 3 cwt. Number on sick list 4.