مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٥‎٩‎٧] (١٢٠٣/١١٩٣)

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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 Pilot (Seventh edition)
was much in evidence.
Anltalian 'echo sounding" machine was fitted on the
port side of the Chart house.
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