11th Fired Cannon tube. Started an 8hrs ful speed trial. Result satisfactory. Done 16 hrs � speed, steam trial satisfactory. We were now bound for Bombay. Experienced very heavy weather during trip, shipping very heavy seas. Full monsoon blowing.
18th At 4am we sighted Bombay and by 7am we were moored up in the harbour. �Fox� here SNO. USA warship Isoda de Jolia here. She formerly belonged to Spain, was captured by America during the war. Fox�s ships company living in Royal Alfred�s Sailors Home.
19th Church service held on board HMS Tenerassem
20th Hands employed in enlightening ship by emptying magazines & shell rooms, preparing to go into dock. We received orders to dock in Meryweather�s dock on Wednesday & do all urgent repairs only, as our services were needed elsewhere
21st Marines landed for exercise
22nd 12.45 pm slipped buoy & proceeded up harbour & entered Merryweather�s basin to await our turn of docking. SS Ionian lying next to us with a regiment of Highlanders on board from the Cape.
23rd Dry dock emptied & at 5 pm Perseus proceeded into dry dock.
24th Dock drained. Ship shored up. Hands employed about ship.
25th Hands employed refitting ship working dockyard hours. Altered pitch of propellers to give slight increase of speed
Sun 26th Doeby aid hands employed to get ship ready for leaving. Heavy rainstorm.
27th Hands employed refitting. Portuguese gunboat �Mandori" in steam waiting to dock.
28th Flooded dock. 8am left dock & entered stream. Made fast to No 6 buoy. Took in ammunition. Portuguese gunboat entered dock.
29th Hands employed about ship & stowing magazines, guns being examined.
30th Drew stores from RIM Dockyard
31st P&o�s Persia arrived with mails. Provisioning ship & drawing stores. Prepare for coaling.
1st RIMS Clive arrived at 8am. Coaled ship 415 tons
2nd Sun Carried out Sats. routine. Cleaning ship. Capt. Read out vote of thanks from Imperial Parliament. To Navy, Army Volunteers & Colonies for services performed during the South African War. Received letter from Capt. Cardew in Col Swayne�s name, thanking men of Perseus for work performed in assisting in the arduous and tedious duties on the Somali coast.
3rd Hands employed fitting
4th Commenced painting ship
5th RIMS Hardinge arrived from Aden, record trip 4 days 4 hours. Transport Syria left. Battalion landed for drill on the Oval under Lieut. Fox.
6th Transports Cratava, Sandon & Montrose arrived from S.A. with troops. Hands painting ship.
7th P&O�s Peninsular arrived with English Mails. Persia left with homeward mails.
No of knots travelled & coaled consumed from March 1901 till our ending Sept 1902
No Knots travelled
26,963.27 Knots
Coal consumed
5,495 Tons
9th Sunday Church Service held. Ships companies of Fox & Perseus to be ready for landing for active service,.
10th Battalions landed for route march at 5am. Returned at 7.45 am to dress ship today being King�s birthday. 12 noon ships saluted the King 31 guns.
11th Portuguese gunboat Mandera left. Hands painting mess deck.
12th Memo from Admiral received stating that men of Perseus were to be got ready to go anywhere & to practice long marching. Transport Plassey left. Battalion landed with Fox�s & went to Malabar Hill & back. Arrived on board 9.30 am. General leave to one watch. 21 hrs. RIMS Clive & Canning left.
13th General leave to other watch.
14th P&O�s Caledonia arrived with mails. Silver balls presented to ship by Passees of Bombay. Received bad news from Somaliland, Several Officers who we all knew well being killed. SS Oratava left.
