Coll 30/59 'Persian Gulf. Creation of Persian Navy, etc' [‎22r] (44/624)

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2oth Jammry 1^35.
Sir,
BEPOixT OF Vii,IT TO i BUSXAfl GUiiFOAT •’BABH”
ON BOTH JANUA..Y 11/35.
- „ „ 1 ^ye the honmir to report that three officers
fron rilSFOi{E called ano were warmly received ty
an officer of the Persian Gunboat "EAEii".
Gonniamltuit lawndor and the remaining officers, with
the exception of the officer of the lay, who was wearing a
ciix and v/ae much in evidence on the gangway, were ashore,"
. *'• sitting and talking on the Quarter leek,
“JfJint. which tlne we were offered Knglich cigarettes anc
coffee we asked if we could walk round the chip. The
officer atjreed most willingly and though apologising for
parts which he said were dirty, appeared very proud of the
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3. APPE^,^.
, , fhe Quarter leek was definitely dean. The
iaintwork having obviously been washed during ti» last
wo days.
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Although the tittae was about noon the guns
were still covered. There appeared to be no eights or
training wheels on the ri^ht or the guns, all laa
side.
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and training being done on the left
of the larger guns are 102 hhis.
Full calibre shoots are carried out occasionally
but sub-calibre firings more frequently, at a ran i3 e of
about 1000 metres.
The bridge contained a stereo rangefinder of about
six foot base but no director.
An Italian built searchlight (24" approximately)
was mounted before the rangefinder.
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The Officer of the »atch keeps hie witch in the
whselhouse which is Just forward of the chart Ho se
before the bridge.
The bridge, which possess canvas screens of about
3 feet in height, was described as being "too cold for
watchkeeping".
The wheelhouse ontalued a singular shortage of
voicepipes.
In the chart ho se were an assortment of charts,
mostly English: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot (seventh edition)
was much in evidence.
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/n Italian 'echo sounding'* machine was fitted on the
port slue of the Chart ho se.
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