"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٣‎٧‎٦] (١٧٨٢/٥١٩)

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aud the tour of Lord Curzon, as Viceroy of India, at the end of 1903,
constituted a demonstration of power and splendour which no foreign
nation could hope to rival in Persian Gulf waters.
In 1901 H. M. S. "Highflyer/' the flagship of Rear-Admiral Bosan-
juet, commanding the East India Squadron, made a cruise in the Gulf,
visaing Sur, Masqat, Bushehr, and Bandar 'Abbas ; she was the largest
ship and carried the heaviest guns yet seen in the Gulf.
The cruise of the Russian Varyag " in December 1901 was answered
by a visit from H.M .S. "Amphitrite, 5 ' , Captain Windham, a first-class
< ruiser of 11,000 tons, which was diverted to the Persian Gulf on her
way from England to China, The " Amphitrite," which arrived at
Aden on the 1st of June 1902^ anchored in Risut bay on the evening
of the 4th June and made use of her electric lights after dark; on the
5th of June she coasted along the district of Dhufar and halted for the
night off one of the Kuria Muria islands; on the 6th she stopped off
Has Madrakah and landed a party for musketry practice. On the 8th of
June the " Amphitrite " arrived at Masqat and saluted the Sultan's flag
with 21 guns, and on the following day a visit was paid by her officers to
the Sultan. On the 10th the Sultan made a return visit and was shown
heavy gun practice at sea outside the harbour; the firing was good and
he was. gieatly impressed. Some of the inhabitants of Masqat were allow
ed to come on board and were shown over the ship. The same afternoon,
after lauding the Sultan, the (i Amphitrite proceeded to Sur carrying
Majoi Cox, the Political Agent at Masqat, who remained on board during
the rest of the tour. From Sur the "Amphitrite" returned to Masqat,
touched at Sib and Barkah, and on the 13th of June reached Bandar
Abbas , the following day a salute of 21 guns was fired and visits were
exchanged with the Persian Deputy-Governor of the place. On the night
of the 14th the " Amphitrite » anchored off Hanjam, and on the 17th she
t.ached Bushehr. A visit to Bahrain, which had been contemplated, was
abandoned on account of the dangerousness of the approach for a ship of
the a Amphitrite''s " draught. At Bushehr, on the 18th, the Persian flag
was saluted and a visit paid to the Governor. The « Amphitrite " then
crossed to Kuwait, where a cordial reception was given her in the
Shaikh's absence by Shaikh Jabir, his eldest son. On her way down the
Gulf the "Amphitrite" anchored within sight of Dohah in Qatar, visited
the coast of Trucial 'Oman on the 22nd of June, and rounded Musandam
on ic evening of the 23rd. In the Gulf of 'Oman she anchored off
1 . yah , ln * he ^amaiHyah district, and on the 25th she concluded her
cruise, by disembarking Major Cox at Masqat. The sight of this fine
ship made everywhere a profound impression.
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