At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind SE force 2 with blue sky. Barometer 29.58 inches rising to 29.63 at 0800 and to 29.67 at noon before falling to 29.55 at 1600 and finishing at 29.65 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 98F. 0200. Raised steam for distilling. 0400. As requisite for painting ship.  0800./ Painting ship Mail arrived. Noon Wind NW force 1 with blue sky. 0200. Received 140 lbs of beef and 70 lbs of vegetables plus200 lbs of bread. Painting boats and gear.  1730. HMS Sphinx sailed. Training class sweeping and cleaning. Coal expended 3 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind NNW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.65 at 0800 and t0 29.70 a t noon before falling to 29.65 at 1600 and finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 92F. 0200. Received 140 lbs of beef and 70 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0815. Exercised Small Arms Company. Carried out small arms drill. Painting ship. Noon. Wind SSE force q with blue sky. 1300painting ship and as requisite. 1600. Exercised General Quarters. 1800. Scrub and wash clothes. Coal expended 3 tons 13 cwt. Number on sick list 13.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind NW force 1 with blue sky. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.68 at 0800 and to 29.75 at noon before falling to 29.70 at 1600 and to 29.65 at 2000 and finishing at 29.60 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 92F. 0200. Received 140 lbs of beef and 70 lbs of vegetables plus 180 lbs of bread. 0600. Cleaning ship. 0800. Exercised Fire Quarters. Found all pumps.  Cleaning ship. Noon Wind NW force 1 1300. Painting and cleaning. Finished distilling. Coal expended 3 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind NW 7 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.68 at 0800 before dropping to 29.55 at 1600 then rising to 29.60 at 2000 before finishing at 29.63 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 91F. 0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 54 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0800. Torpedo tube crews at instruction. Training class at instruction Remainder as requisite. Noon. Wind variable force 1. 1300. Training class at instruction. Remainder as requisite. 1600 Evening Quarters. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at physical training (Temperature 92F) Training class at training. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.64 at 0800 and to 29.65 at noon and 29.68 at 1600 before falling to 29.55 at 2000 and finishing at 29.60 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 92F. 0200. Received 140 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 190 lbs of bread. 0530. Out bower anchor and cleaning ship. 0915. Divisions. Inspected arms. Gunnery and torpedo classes at instruction. Noon. Wind NW force 1 with blue sky. 1208. Boys at divisional drill with arms. Remainder as requisite. 1600 Evening Quarters. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at physical drill. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind calm with blue sky. Barometer 29.62 inches rising to 29.68 at 0800 and to 29.69 at noon before falling to 29.65 inches at 1600 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 95F.  0200. Received 120 lbs 0f beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 190 lbs of bread. 0800. Lt Carpeudale joined. Triaining classes at instruction. Remainder painting ship. Noon .Wind Calm with blue sky. Morris Tube practice. Boys at boat pulling. Exercised 3 pounders.  1600. Evening Quarters. Scrub and wash clothing. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind SE force 1 with blue sky. Barometer 29.62 inches rising to 29.69 at 0800 before falling to 29.58 at noon, then rising again to 29.60 at 1600 and finishing at 29.60 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 96F. 0200. Received 128 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 190 lbs of bread. 0400. C. Allans died. 0905. Exercised Small Arms Companies and Filed Gun Cres at cutlass practice. Remainder as requisite. Noon. Wind SE force 1. Preparing for sea. 1330. Weighed and proceeded. 1405. Stopped. Buried C. Allens. 1420. Proceeded. Dropped target. Carried out5 tube practice. 1500. Proceeded into harbour. 1430. Stopped. Came to in 7 fathoms and veered to 7 shackles. Made fast to shore. Fort Sinea S75W. Falalin Fort S25E. Completing water by distilling. 2000. Exercised watch in Man and arm ship. Coal expended 4 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind Calm with blue sky. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.65 at 0800 before falling to 29.61 at noon and to 29.55 at 1600 before finishing at 29.60 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 98F. 0200. Received 128 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 128 lbs of bread. 0400. Lost by accident one brass boat hook. Men at drill. 0800. Gunnery and Torpedo cutlass parties at drill. Remainder cleaning and painting ship.  Noon. Wind SE force 1 with blue sky.  1300. Make and mend clothes. 1600. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at physical drill (Temperature 97F). 2000. Training class at pistol practice. Coal Expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind NW force 1 with blue sky. Barometer 29.54 inches rising to 29.59 at 0800 and to 29.60 at noon before falling to 29.58 at 200 and finishing at midnight at 29.55 inches. Temperature at noon 95F. 0400. Cleaning ship. Tested life buoy. 0800. Cleaning ship throughout. 1000. Received 128 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 190 lbs of bread. Noon. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Sent two invalid ratings to mail boat. Lost overboard one heaving mallet and one marlin spike. 1700. Dressed ship. 1846. Undressed ship. Coal expended 2 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat) Wind calm with blue sky. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.70 at 0800  before falling to 29.65 at noon and then rose to 29.68 at 2000 before finishing at 29.60 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 93F. 0200. Received 128 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 172 lbs of bread. 0530. Man and arm boats. 0800. Divisions and prayers. Training classes at instruction. Remainder as requisite. Tested flooding arrangements. Noon. Wind ESE force 1 with blue sky.  As in forenoon. 1630. Evening quarters Read stations. Man and arm boats. Fired quarter cannon from cutter. Coal expended 4 cwt.  Number on sick list 13.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind Calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.68 at 0800 before falling to 29.66 at noon and to 29.60 inches at 2000 before finishing the same at midnight. 0200. Received120 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus190 lbs of bread. 0400. Clean ship. 0800 Sent Lance Corporal Hunter ashore sick.  0915 divisions. Exercised Small Arms Company and 6 inch Quick Firing gun crews. Divisions at drill. Torpedo crews training. Training class at under instruction. Remainder as requisite.  Noon. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Starboard watch at Morris tube practice. Remainder as requisite. 1600. Evening Quarters. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at physical drill. Stokers and idlers firing Morris tubes. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.60 inches falling to 29.58 at 1600 before rising to 29.60 inches where it stayed to midnight. Temperature at noon 92F. 0200. Received 200 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0930. Divisions and prayers. Starboard battery divisional drills. Training class at instruction. Seamanship class at instruction. Remainder as requisite. Noon. Wind SE force 1. 1300. Ordinary Seamen at seamanship. Petty Officers firing 3 pounder with Morris tube. Remainder as requisite.  1600. Evening Quarters. Physical drill. Scrub and wash clothes. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

SE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.60 inches rising to 29.63 at 1600 before falling to 29.60 at 200 and finishing at 29.65 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 90F. 0200. Received 200 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0925. Divisions with arms. Exercised Small Arms Company with cutlass. Marines at musketry. Seamanship and General training class at instruction. Remainder employed as requisite. Noon. Wind ESE force 1 becoming SE. As per forenoon. 1600 Evening Quarters. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at physical drill. Sold dead man’s affects. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind SE force 1 with blue sky. Barometer 29.68 inches rising to 29.71 at 0800 and to 29.74 at noon and to 29.75 at 200 before finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon, 84F. 0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0800. Seamanship and Gunner classes at instruction. Remainder employed as requisite. Received stores from mail boat. Noon. Wind ESE force 1 with broken cloud.  1300. Employed as requisite. 1600. Evening Quarters Exercised Action Stations – boarders. Fire Stations and Out collision mat. Scrubbed and washed clothes. Midnight. Lit fires for condensing. Coal expended 2 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.70 inches rising to 29.73 at noon before falling to 29.68 inches at 2000 where it stayed for midnight. 0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 74 lbs of vegetables plus 250 lbs of bread. 0400. Exercised all boats crews at pulling. 0900. Divisions. Exercised Fire stations. Remainder as requisite. Ship’s Gunnery training classes at instruction. Noon. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. 1300. Starboard watch – Out diving gear. Remainder as requisite. 1600 Quarters. Read Warrant number 13. Scrubbed and washed clothes. Divers clearing valves. Coal expended 3 tons. Number on sick list 7.

At anchor at Muskat (Muscat). Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.70 inches rising to 29.74 at 0800 and to 29.75 at noon before falling to 29.70 at 1600 and then rising to 29.73 at 2000 before finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0200. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 150 lbs of bread. 0400. Starboard watch in diving gear. Remainder as requisite. 0800. Training classes at instruction. inch guns crews divisional drills. Remainder as requisite. Noon. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. 1300. Torpedo and magazine party at instruction. Remainder as requisite. 1600. Quarters. Boys and ordinary Seamen at physical drill. Coal expended 5 cwt. Coal remaining 144 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list 7.