Bombay to Muskat. (Muscat). Course N72W at 7.7 knots. Wind WSW force 3 with broken cloud and squalls. Heavy westerly swell. Barometer 29.90 inches falling to 29.75 at 0800 before rising at noon to 29.75 inches where it stayed until midnight. Temperature at noon 89F.  0900. Boys and ordinary Seamen at signal instruction. Training Class at instruction. 1050. Hauled in PatentLog. 1010. Streamed Patent Log. 110. Watch employed as requisite. Noon. Position 20.52N 67.8E. Wind WSW force 3 to 4. 1300. Watch employed as requisite. Magazine Party at drill. Training Class as requisite. 1600. Evening Quarters. Port watch Man and arm ship. Starboard watch Stations for battening down. 1800. Scrub and wash clothes. Coal expended 22 tons 4 cwt.

Bombay to Muskat. (Muscat). Course N72W at 7.6 knots. Wind west by south force 4 to 6 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.78 at 0800 before falling to 29.73 at noon before rising to 29.75 at 1600 and to 29.78 at 200 before finishing at 2975 inches at midnight.  Temperature at noon 88F. 0300. Exercised seaboats crew. 0800. Employed cleaning ship as requisite. 100. Tested lifebuoy. Noon Position 21.40N 64.16E at 7.2 knots. Wind W by S force 4 to 5. 1300. Watch employed as requisite. Altered course to N74W. 1615. Evening Quarters. 1940. Port bow light went out. Shipped oil lamp.  Coal expended 24 tons. Number on sick list 8.

Bombay to Muskat. (Muscat). Course N74W at 8.7 knots. Wind WSW force 5 to 6 with broken cloud and squalls. Heavy SW swell. Barometer 29.84 inches falling to 29.83 at 0800 and to 29.81 at noon then rising to 29.82 at 1600 before falling to 29.75 at 2000 and then finishing at 29.80 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  0320. Altered course to S75W.Eased to 60 revolutions. Lost overboard by accident 3 ???? (Unable to read handwriting) bags. Recovery impossible. 0915. Read prayers. Noon. Position 22.1.47N 62.3E at 3.8 knots. Wind WSWS force 5 to 7 with broken cloud and squalls. 1300. Altered course to S80W (Crossed through and changed to S75W but next day entry starts with S80W) 1320. Eased to 65 revolutions. 2000. Wind SW force 3. Coal expended 22 tons 18 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

Bombay to Muskat. (Muscat). Course S80W at 5.4 knots. Wind WSW force 4 to 6 with blue sky and squalls. Moderate SW swell. Barometer 29.83 inches rising to 29.88 at 0800 before dropping to 29.70 at noon and 29.65 at 1600 before rising to 29.71 at 2000 and finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F.

0130. Eased to 60 revolutions.
0500. Increased to 65 revolutions
0545. Increased to 70 revolutions.
0835. Altered course to N40W.
1030. Altered course to N28W. Training class at cutlass drill. Remainder as requisite.
1100. Altered course to N34E. Noon. Position 22.18N 59.52E. Wind south force 2 to 3 with blue sky and squalls. Altered course to N5E.
1300. Altered course to N18W.
1355. Ras al Hadd abeam. Altered course to N43W. Eased to 57 revolutions.

Raʾs al-Ḥadd is a village in Ash Sharqiyah district in Oman. It is on a point at the entrance to the Gulf of Oman. The region is served by Ras al Hadd Airport.

Employed as requisite. Training class at cutlass drill.
1600. Evening Quarters. Mustered by Open List for medical inspection. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Coal expended 20 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

Bombay to Muskat. (Muscat). Course N43W at 6.4 knots. Wind light airs with broken cloud. Barometer 29.65 inches rising to 29.73 at0800 and to 29.76 at noon before dropping to 29.70 at 1600 and then rising to 29.75 inches where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 94F.  0345. Altered course to N50W.05000. Increased to 60 revolutions. 0630. Stopped. Came to in 9 fathoms off Muskat (Muscat). 0700. Weighed and slipped berth. Laid out kedge anchor astern. 0800. Sent ???? to HMS Sphinx. 0900. Tested torpedoes. Discharged one stoker to ASSAYE (?) as invalided .Read Warrants numbers 10 and 11. Discharged two prisoners to ASSAYE (?). Noon. Calm with blue sky.1400. Secured stern to shore with 4 inch wire. Veered to 3 ½ shackles. Saluted with 21 guns. Received 330 lbs of bread.1600. Evening Quarters. 1700. Employed as requisite. Discharged 10 supernumeraries to HMS Sphinx. Exercised field guns.2200. Watch Man and arm ship. 2215. Exercised Night Quarters. Burnt searchlight. Coal expended 7 tons 12 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

Moored at Muskat (Muscat). Wind calm with broken cloud.  Barometer 29.68 inches rising to 29.79 at 0800 and to 29.73 at noon before falling t029.63 at1600 and finishing at 29.75 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 92F. 0355. D. A. Grainly, Chief Writer departed this life. Prepared for sea.  Draught 13 feet 6 inches forward. 15 feet 3 inches aft. 0400. Received 145 lbs of beef and 75 lbs of vegetables. 0830. Proceeded requisite. 0855. Stopped. 0900. Buried Chief Writer Grainly. 0915. Proceeded. 0945. Stopped. Anchored in Muscat. Made fast to shore astern. 1200. Wind WNW force 2. Fired salute of 21 guns. Dressed ship. 1300. Employed as requisite. Training class at instruction1800. Received 8 tons of fresh water. Training class of Stokers and Seamen firing pistol at target. . 2200. Exercised field guns crews. Joined ship (Unable to read handwriting) 2nd class. Coal expended 3 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

Moored at Muskat (Muscat). Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.70 inches falling to 29.69 at 0800 before rising to 29.71 at noon and then falling to 29.70 at 1600 and finishing at 29.65 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 95F. 0200. Received 146 lbs of beef and 75 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0500. Exercised – Out stream anchor and cable. 0615. Exercised – In stream anchor and cable. 100. Divisions and prayers. Exercised Small Arms Company at field guns drill. Noon. Wind WNW force 1. 1300. Make and mend clothes. 1600. Evening Quarters. 1730. HMS Sphinx sailed. Left a Petty Officer first class for medical treatment. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

Moored at Muskat (Muscat). Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.68 inches rising to 29.75 0800 before falling to 29.65 at noon  and to 29.63 at 1600 before rising to 29.70 at 200 and finishing at 29.63 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 95F. 0355. Petty Officer 1 W. Soames departed this life.  0900. Divisions. Exercised General Quarters. Training class at cutlass drill. Noon. Wind WNW force 1 with blue sky. Exercised Small Arms company.1330. Proceeded as requisite. 1400. Stopped. Buried Petty Officer Soames. 1405. Proceeded. 1430. Heaved to off Muscat. 1800. Port watch physical drill.200. Prepared for coaling. Received 3 tons of fresh water. Coal expended 4 tons. Number on sick list. None shown.

Moored at Muskat (Muscat). Wind WNW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.73 at noon before falling to 29.7o at 1600 and finishing at 29.67 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 90F. 0100. Received 136 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus518 lbs of bread. 0500. As requisite. 0800. Commenced coaling. 1000. Tested lifebuoy. Found correct. Noon. Light airs with blue sky. 1600. Wind WNW force 1. Finished coaling. 1815. Weighed and proceeded11820. Shaped to N17W at 85 revolutions. Coal expended 8 tons 16 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

At sea. Course N87W at 10 knots.  Wind variable force 1. (This page of the log has handwriting difficult to interpret and is smudged in places.) Barometer 29.68 inches falling to 29.56 inches at 0800 before rising to 29.68 at noon and then falling to 29.66 at1600 and to 29.60 at 2000 and finishing at 29.68 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 90F.  0755. Sighted. 0800. Altered course to west. 0845. As requisite for C. Fashk (?)(Cannot read next two words) 0930. Stopped and came to. Port anchor in 5 fathoms off ?????. Veered to 8 shackles. Noon. Wind SSE (?) force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. 1400. Weighed and proceeded as requisite. 1515. Shaped to S23E at 50 revolutions. 1700. Working up to 80 revolutions. 1900 Increased to 80 revolutions. Coal expended 19 tons 14 cwt. Number on sick list. None shown.

At sea. Course set for Muskat (Muscat) Course S23E at 8.5 knots. Wind SSE force 1 to 2. With blue sky. Barometer 29.65 inches rising 29.68 at 0800 before falling to 29.65 a6 1600 then again rising to 29.67 at 2000 before finishing at 29.69 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 90F. 0950. Stopped. Hauled in Patent Log. Ran torpedoes in Matra Bay. 1130. Finished torpedo runs. Proceeded as requisite for Muskat (Muscat) Harbour. Noon. Muscat Island one mile. Wind SSE force 1 with broken cloud. 1215. Stopped. Came to with stream anchor in 7 ½  fathoms and veered to 2 shackles. 1400. Employed as requisite. 1600. Torpedo party fitted cruising charges.1815. HMS Sphinx arrived and moored up. 2000. Received 160 lbs of bread.  Bearings. Fort ??? (Unable to read either of the two bearings.) Coal expended 11 tons 18 cwt. Number on sick list not shown.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.65 inches rising to 29.70 at 0800 and to 29.94 at noon before falling to 29.62 at 1600 before rising to 29.65 at 2000 and finishing at 29.69 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 95F. 0200. Received 136 lbs of beef and 65 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread.  0400. Exercised all boat’s crews at boat pulling. Exercises mining with charges. 0830. Mail arrived. 0915. Divisions and prayers. 0930Training class at instruction. Noon. Wind ESE force 1 with blue sky. Hands as requisite. 1300. Training class at instruction. Remaining hands as requisite.1800. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at physical drill. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.64 inches rising to 29.68 at 0800 and to 29.71 before falling to 29.65 at 1600 and then rising to 29.65 at 200 and finishing at 29.70 at midnight. Temperature at noon 91F.  0200. Received 136 lbs of beef and 68 lbs of vegetables plus 110 lbs of bread. 0910. Divisions and prayers. Divisional drills. Boys at seamanship. Marines and training class at drill. Noon. Wind ESE force 2 with blue sky. 1300. Training class at instruction. Remainder as requisite. 1630. Evening Quarters. Boys and Ordinary Seamen at physical drill. Coal expended 4 tons 7 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.70 inches falling to 29.67 at 1600 and finishing at 29.65 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 95F. (Editor’s note. From this entry the writer of the log has changed and the entries ae more of a scrawl with smudges making it difficult to read.) 0800. Dressed ship (?) 0915. Exercised Small Arms Company and cutlass party. 1010. Training class at instruction. Marines at 3 pounder. Others as requisite. Noon. Wind NW force 1. 1300. Make and mend clothes. Received water for boilers – 36 tons. Received 160lbs (?) of fresh beef and 70 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread.1800. Boys and Ordinary Seamen at physical drill. 200. Exercised ordinary seamen at boat pulling. Coal expended 3 tons 11 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind variable force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.70 inches falling to 29.69 at 0800 before rising to 29.70 at noon and finishing at 29.67 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 95F. 0200. Received (?) of beef and  (?) bread. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Exercised Stations prepare for boarding (?) Exercised General Quarters – fire and boarders. Employed as requisite. 1300. Training class at instruction. Remainder as requisite. Scrub and wash clothes. Tested lifebuoy. 2000. Ordinary Seamen at boat pulling. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind NW force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.70 inches rising to 29.75 at0800 before falling to 29.70 at noon and finishing at 29.65 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 92F. 0600. Employed cleaning ship throughout. 0800. Exercised Fire Quarters. 0815. Mail boat arrived.  Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind NW force 1. Read Warrant number (?). Discharged prisoners to SS Pandora (?) for passage.1600. Spread double awning over Quarterdeck. Coal expended 4 cwt.  Number on sick list 11.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind WNW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.65 inches rising to 29.66 at 0800 and to 29.69 at noon before falling to 29.65 at 1600 and finishing at 29.68 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 101F. 0200. Received 240 lbs of bread. (Quantities of beef and vegetables unreadable) 0400. Scrub and wash clothes 0800. Training class under instruction. Painting ship and as requisite. Noon. Wind WNW force 1. 1300. Lost overboard by accident one iron boathook. Painting ship. 1600. Evening Quarters. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at physical drill. (Temperature 99F). Exercised with Morris Tube. Coal expended 4 CWT. Number on sick list 11.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind SSE force 3 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.62 inches rising to 29.65 at 0800 before dropping to 29.60 inches at noon where it remained until midnight. Temperature at noon 99F. 0200. Received 140 lbs of beef and 90 lbs of vegetables plus 170 lbs of bread. 0400. Port diving gear. Exercised diver quarterly dip. 0800. Painting boats. 100. Painting boats and guns. Noon. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud.  1300. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Cruising Quarters. Scrub and wash clothes. Coal expended 2 tons 7 cwt. Number on sick list 12.