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(B) PORTS
[Part V — continued']
Seagoing Bulk Oil Barges.
Maximum
Draught.
Remarks.
“ Friesland ” (1,450 tons)
Ft. in.
12 0
Fuel oil only.
“ Pudar ” (400 tons) . .
6 6
Spirit and fuel oil.
“ P.B.3 ” (96 tons)
5 5
Spirit.
Seagoing General Cargo Barges
9 “ K ” Class Barges (400 tons)
2 “ P ” Class Barges (100 tons)
6 0
4 6
River Cargo Barges.
Maximum
Draught.
Remarks.
10 “ A ” Class Barges (350 tons)
22 “ B ” Class Barges (300 tons)
Ft. in.
4 0
4 0
4 laid up.
29 “ C ” Class Barges (200 tons)
4 0
18 laid up.
6 “ H ” Class Barges (150 tons)
5 0
2 laid up.
9 " K.P.” Class Barges (200 tons) . .
4 0
4 laid up (Packed oils).
19 “ D ” Class Barges (various 50-100 tons)
3 6
13 laid up. Based on Upper Karun.
2 “ P ” Class Barges (150 ton?)
4 6
River Bulk Oil Barges
2 “ F.B.” Barges (33 tons)
2 6
Fuel oil only.
2 " F.B. Barges (400 tons)
5 0
Fuel oil only.
5 “ K.B. " Barges (300 tons)
4 6
Fuel oil and spirit. \
1 “ P.B.” Barge (100 tons) ..
4 6
Fuel oil.
Sundry Craft
Floating Dock.—Lifting capacity 750 tons. (For details see [a) THE PORT (13).)
4 River and creek dredgers.
5 Hopper (mud) barges (three 300-ton—two 250-ton).
1 Fire float, 2 fire pumps.—Motor driven channel appliances.
2 Diving boats.'
• 1 Tank motor boat.—Kerosene carrier, 4,500 gallons capacity.
34 Launches.
4 Motor mahailas.
1 Pick-up boat.
1 Motor cruiser “ Atlasi ” twin screw, diesel.
AHWAZ (Lat. 31° 29' N., Long. 48° 43' E.)
[See Plans 9 and 9a and Admiralty Charts 2483, 1235 and Plans of Karun River.)
(a) THE PORT
(1) General
Ahwaz is a small inland port situated on the Karun river about 175 miles by water from the
Rooka channel at the mouth of the Shatt-al-Arab, which river is joined by the Karun at Khorramshahr,
67 miles from its mouth.
Ahwaz is the centre of the grain district of south-western Persia and an important rail centre.
There is considerable barge traffic between Ahwaz and Abadan, the A.I.O.C. using this method
of transport for stores, engineering material, etc., to the oilfields centre at Masjid-I-Sulaiman and
Haft Kel.
In 1942 a branch railway, from Ahwaz to the newly developed port of Khorramshahr, was
completed and it was then over this route that the “ Aid-to-Russia ” traffic was sent rather than by
barge up the Karun, which had previously been the only route.
A first-class road was also constructed between Khorramshahr and Ahwaz and it is possible that
the development of this road and the railway may eclipse the water route to Ahwaz, although the
A.I.O.C. will probably continue to use the river as most convenient for heavy machinery where time
is not an important factor.