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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [597r] (1193/1203)
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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H.fc.s. BIDEPOiD,
at Bushire.
20th January 1935.
" Sir,
HfiPOIiT OF VISIT TO PERSIAN GUNEOAT "BABR"
ON 20TH JANUARY 1935.
I have the honour to report that three officers
from FIPEFOKB called and were warmly received hy
an Officer of the Persian Gunboat ?, EAER".
Commandant Bayendor and the remaining officers, with
the exception of the Officer of the lay, who was v/earing a
dirk and was much in evidence on the gangway, were ashore.
2. After sitting and talking on the Quarter leek,
during which tinie we were offered English cigarettes and
coffee we asked if we could walk round the ship. The
officer agreed most willingly and though apologising for
parts which he said were dirty, appeared very proud of the
chip.
3. GENERAL APPEAMiiW fim ,
The Quarter Leek was definitely clean. The
paintwork having obviously been i^asMd^durihg the last
two days.
4. »
Although the time was about noon the guns
were still covered. There appeared to be no sights or
training wheels on the right of the guns, all laying
and training being done on the left hatidside. The size
of the larger guns are 102 mms.
Full calibre shoots are carried out occasionally
but sub-calibre firings more frecmently, at a range 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.
5. NAVIGATIONAL .
The Officer of the ^atch keeps his watch in the
Wheelhouse which is just forward of the Chart House
before the bridge.
The bridge, which possess canvas screens of about
3 feet in height, was described as being "too cold for
watchkeeping".
The vheelhouse contained a singular shortage of
voicepipes.
( In the Chart house 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.
Anltalian 'echo sounding" machine was fitted on the
port side of the Chart house.
/ The
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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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