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17 ■ Boat Building and SMfping.-(x) There has been no increase in
the iiumbei p± launches plying tor tiire and 59 were in use on the 31st
Uecember.
(ii) 316 pearling craft were licensed during the year as against 340
licensed during the preceding year. “ °
(iii) Four motor launches were built during the year and two were
imported into Bahrain,
(iv) 150 British ships, 12 German ships, 9 Japanese ships and 3 Italian
ships entered and cleared the port of Bahrain as compared with 154
British ships, 12 German ships, 5 Japanese ships and 3 Italian ships that
entered and cleared the port during the preceding year.
(y) 15 tankships [see paragraph 6 (iv)] entered and cleared the port
of Bahrain during the year under review.
(vi) In May the Lightship “Bahrain” was placed in position by L. T.
Nearchus in latitude 26° 'Sb' N. and longitude 50° 58' E. (approximate).
During heavy weather in September she broke away from her mooring but
was stopped from drifting by the Mooring Master of the Bahrain Petroleum
Company who went out in search of her in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. launch “Felix
Jones”. Later she was replaced in position by L. T. Nearchus.
(vii) On the 29th October a Bahrain joliboat laden with petrol and
oil for Bin Sa’ud caught fire within port limits and was completely
destroyed. No loss of life occurred.
18. Naval. —(i) H. M. S. Hawkins, flying the Flag of His Excellency
Vice-Admiral F. F. Rose, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station,
visited Bahrain from the 18th to the 21st January. During his stay in
Bahrain His Excellency exchanged calls with His Excellency Shaikh Sir
Hamad bin ‘Isa A1 Khalifah, and visited the Oil Field of the Bahrain
Petroleum Company, Limited. As His Excellency’s visit coincided with
the accession anniversary celebration of His Excellency Shaikh Sir Flamad
bin ‘Isa A1 Khalifah, he attended a number of functions in celebration of
the event.
(ii) Consequent on the decision to evacuate Hen jam and Basidu, the
Naval Base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. was transferred to Bahrain early m April.
Preliminary arrangements had been made to buoy the passage to the new
anchorage in Khor Qalaiyah and to erect beacons and °n the !2th Apn
His Maiestv’s Ships of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division arrived at their new
anchorage ^n the 13th April the White Ensingn was hoisted at Jufair
on the flagstaff, which had been brought from Basidu. _
(iii) The work of constructing buildings and a P 1 ® r ^ t
i N i ^ VvtT iVip T 4nhrain Government on behalf of the iNa\al autnOiit
andby the edl of the year the pier hadl been wmp^
for an Officers’ Club Canteen ^
other small buildings. The Naval Jlase was a ^ ^ Naval area
telephone exchange p ower House of the Bahrain Government,
with electrical energy from the Power jnouse Force
19. Aviation.^) used their
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without incident. . .. „ ave up the building they
(lii) Eariy in the 5' e “ rest pjuse and tents were erected at
maintained m Manamah f passengers have their meals and
the landing ground at Muharraq, w
can sleep in case of emergency. Mflrl „„ er Near East Area, Heliopolis,
and S. ? Wadh, ^4^—, Visited Bahrain m November
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