File 815/1917 Pt 1A 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; improvements on original scheme; proposals for lights at Shaikh Shuaib, Henjam, Muscat and Jask' [‎60r] (115/122)

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No„- 44)89, dated Basrah, the; (received 13th) June 1916.
From—The Hon'ble the Talitical BiSWent in the Persian. Gulf,
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To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart-*
ment, Simla.
In continuation of my letter, No. 3325, dated the 20 th April, I have the
honour to enclose a copy, with enclosures, of a letter from His Excellency
the Naval Commander-in-Chief, dated IHh May, No. 1462-X. B., regarding
improvement of the lighting and buoying of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after the war.
As the papers have gone to the Admiralty, it seems unnecessary for me
to take any further action beyond transmitting the correspondence for the
Government of India’s information.
Enclosure of
No. 1462-X. B., dated the 14th May 1916,
From—His Excellency the Naval Gommander-in-Chief, East Indies and Egypt,
To—The Hon’ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
I have the honour to forward a report by the Navigating Officer of
H. M. S. “ Euryalus ” on former correspondence concerning the lighting and
buoying of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the termination of the war. I concur in
Lieutenant Godfrey’s remarks, and I have forwarded a copy of them to the
Admiralty for the information of the Hydrographic Department.
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Dated the 1st May 1916.
From—The Navigating Officer of H. M. S. “ Euryalus"”,’
To—The Commodore, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
I have the honour to submit the following remarks with reference to the
attached correspondence.
In the following recommendations which are, in my opinion, the
minimum that should be eventually arrived at in order to bring the lighting
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. up to the standard of other much frequented waterways,
the lights are divided into three classes, designated “ A ”, “ B ” and “ C ”.
An “ A ” light denotes a Group Plashing, or Occulting light of 100,000 to
200,000 candle power, and at sufficient elevation to be visible at least 20 miles.
A “ B ” light denotes a Plashing or Occulting 4th or 5 th order light, at
Sufficient elevation to be visible at least 12 miles.
A “ C ” light denotes a low power harbour light visible about 5 miles.
The scheme, if carried out in toto, would probably involve a programme
extending over a number of years, and similar in many ways to the lighting
of the coast of Korea which was Undertaken by Japan after the Busso-
Japanese war. Since 1905 Japan has been establishing lights on the Korean
coast at the rate of one a month, and it is now one of the best lit coasts in the
world and might well serve as a model for any future undertaking of this kind.
On the attached will be found a tabulated scheme of the proposed system
of lights, those of such special importance as to merit priority being printed
in italics.
Enclosed are tracings from charts 2837a and 2837b showing the arrange
ment of lights and buoys recommended.
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Suggested System of lighting Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Classification:—
“ A ” A Group Plashing or Occulting Light of 100,000 to 200,000
candle power, and at sufficient elevation to be visible at least
20 miles.
“ B ” A Plashing or Occulting 4th or 5th order light, at sufficient
elevation to be visible at least 12 miles.
“ C ” A low power Harbour Light, visible about 5 miles.
t Specially important lights which should be given priority are printed in
italics.
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