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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [598r] (1195/1203)
The record is made up of 1 file (600 folios). It was created in 25 Feb 1935-10 Aug 1939. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The officer acting as guide/this was now f not much
used as he knew the depths’. 1
The bridge and wheelhouse both contained hoards
with the colours of the International Code Flags painted
on them.
The steering was electric.
6.
The main engines consisted of 2 Flat diesels
and were kept very clean.
Owing to the inflexibility of this type of engine
there is considerable difficulty in manoeuvring,
especially when negotiating the turn from the river
into Karun anchorage at wMamirierah.
The remainder of the tii^e, owing to the difficulties
of slow running these ships travel at full speed; their
maximum speed Is 17 knots.
Electricity is used throughout the ship with
the exception of the Capstan and evaporating plant which
are steam.
Boats are hoisted by power.
All pipes are marked in distinctive colouring.
The crew’s washing arrangements consisted of six
large tubs of water placed on the forecastle.
Four boats are carried, of which two are on davits,
one of these being a motor launch. There are small
skiffs stowed inboard..
In "BABR" an extra motor boat is supplied
apparently as a barge.
The officers 1 cabins are of good size; the Senior
Officer has a suite consisting of a day cabin, a
Seeping cabin, and a bathroom.
The Cabins and dining rooms are panelled.
She rifles are kept in the cabin flat, with the
exception of 6 stowed in a rack on the Quarter leek for
the use of the guard. Qftie six have the bayonets fixed.
All rifles appear in excellent condition.
The forecastle backbone and awning ridge ropes
were rusty and badly looked after but a 3” wire on the
Quarter Deck (probably a berthing wire) was well greased
and kept in good condition.
W.T. Hatches were fitted with composition washers
instead of rubbers and had only two clips on them.
All awnings were kept furled owing to the sparks
emitted by the diesels when running.
8. mLmtiL.
The officer acting as guide appeared a very well
educated and keen officer and he spoke quite good
Lnglish. He said that all their ships would be cleaner
if only their officers lived on board while at mohammerah.
The ship’s complement is 8 officers and 75 men of
whom 35 are Seamen. Nearly all are Arabs, many of thorn
cannot speak Persian.
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The file consists of extracts of reports on naval affairs and general intelligence in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. sent from the Admiralty to the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. . The extracts were sent approximately every month and cover the whole of the period 1935-39. The extracts are drawn from reports of proceedings of the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and ships of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division (particularly HMS Shoreham , HMS Bideford , HMS Deptford , and HMS Fowey ), and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Intelligence Report. The latter includes reports from British naval officers, British officials in the Gulf, and Royal Air Force (RAF) intelligence summaries.
The reports cover such subjects as: details of the movements of British naval vessels; affairs of local rulers; the movements of ships of the Imperial Iranian Navy (particularly the sloops HIMS Babr and HIMS Palang ); slavery; the evacuation of the British naval stations at Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] and Basidu [Bāsaʻīdū]; artesian wells; affairs of local populations; social activities aboard British ships; the French naval presence in the region; appointments of British naval officers; European and Japanese shipping in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; trade; the Iranian armed forces; measures to control smuggling; British searches of dhows; British travellers in the region; official events and commemorations; the pearl industry; Saudi Arabian affairs; air travel; Iraq; the war between Italy and Abyssinia; communications; the oil industry; movements of oil tankers; outbreaks of smallpox; Palestine; the Arab press; and official visits.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (600 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 601; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3843
- Title
- Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:462v, 463v:601v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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