9th 5.20 weighed & proceeded. Fired Cannon Tube. Stopped at Laskhorai & sent boats crews ashore in last dog. Shaped a course for Aden.
10th Exercised small arm company at 4.30pm Arrived and anchored in Aden.
11th Noon. Dryad left for Malta for repairs. Prepared for coaling.
12th Coaled ship 350 tons.
14th Sunday. Divine Service held.
15th Exercised. Man & Arm boats forenoon. Letter arrived from HRH Ras Makonnen to ships company of Perseus thanking them for the entertainment provided for him at Berbera. He gave us 100 rupees and it was proposed by ships company to buy a clock with inscription on it for the mess deck.
16th Usual routine. Boat sailing during afternoon. Man & arm ship. Dog watch
17th Battalion landed for drill. Boat sailing in afternoon. Dhows brought ready for further cruising.
18th Fired cannon tube. Letter received from Lords of Admiralty & read out on the Quarter deck, containing thanks of my Lords to ship�s company for work performed by them in patrolling Somali coast, also concerning recent Dhow fight. Three seamen mentioned in dispatches. During the afternoon a boat cme alongside containing four merchant seamen & an officer. They reported that the ship SS Baltazan was unable to proceed on her voyage having run out of coal and provisions. All Liberty men from Perseus were recalled & we took 50 tons of coal on board. We weighed at 8pm & left for cape Guardifie (Guardafui) to assist the Baltazan.
20th At 12.30 sighted SS Baltazan & she proved to be an ocean tramp from Japan to New York, crew 22 hands. We sent coal & provisions to her and ordered her to Aden. Her crew were very pleased to see us as the last food was used today. At 8 pm we proceeded enroute for Aden. Baltazan ordered to proceed at daybreak.
Arrived in Aden on 22nd & found Japanese torpedo boat here. We prepared Dhows & sent crews aboard. Italian warship arrived.
23rd SS Baltazan arrived at 12.30 pm. We weighed & took dhow in tow. We were heartily cheered on passing Baltizan.
24th Exercised small arm companies. General Quarters 10 pm. We then slipped the dhow ordering her to cruise along the coast towards Persia.
25th Arrived off Wakderia on Somali coast. Difficult navigation water too deep for anchoring. We came to anchor off �Ras Galineria�.
26th At 4.30 weghed and proceeded back to Wakderia to find an anchorage. 9 am anchored of Wakderia. Searched dhows & bought a dhow that seemed suitable for dhow cruising. She was brought alongside & prepared for her cruise. Fitted with 3 pdr. At 6.30 the dhow�s crew went aboard & left the dhow to cruise off Somali coast while the Perseus shaped a course for Berbera.
27th Arrived at Berbera 7pm.
28th Sundays routine
29th Battalion landed for drill
30th Weighed & left Berbera at 5.30 am. Run torpedoes sea run
Oct 1st Arrived & anchored in Las Goria � found No 2 dhow here. She was reprovisioned for 14 days. 10.30 weighed & proceeded
2nd Arrived and anchored in outer harbour at 7 am. Austrian man-o-war arrived. At 6 pm we weighed & left Aden under �out lights�
3rd At 7 am arrived & anchored at Perim. HMS Harrier here. No1 dhow here. She came alongside & was reprovisioned. Left at 2pm taking No 1 dhow in tow. Slipped dhow at 3pm. We proceeded slowly along the coast keeping a good look out for gunrunners. 5.30 anchored off �Ras Al Ara� in Arabia. Sent armed boats crews away to search dhows. Great difficulty experienced. Crews afterwards went ashore & searched under searchlights. 9pm weighed & proceeded.
4th At 4am arrived and anchored in Aden. Coaled ship 350 tons.
5th Sundays. Cleaned ship & 10.30am. HMS Pomone arrived here direct from Bombay. This being her first trip with new crew. She was sent here to relieve us of our duties as Senior Naval Officer Aden Division. She had our orders for Bombay.
6th Hands painting ship. �Mayo� left with troops for Berbera
7th Painting ship. Ship�s company went to a smoking concert at RA�s canteen, at the Ras invitation. Enjoyable evening spent.
8th No 11 transport SS Malta arrived. She had on board 1000 Rifle Brigade from Durban. We told her Admiralty orders were that she was to disembark troops at Suez. At 5pm No1 dhow came into harbour. She came alongside & was paid off.
9th Party from Pomone came on board for passage to No 2 dhow to take place of our men. We left Aden at 12 noon for Berbera. Passed Japanese battleships.
