5th Read letter from Admiral thanking men for services performed Obbia. Usual Routine. Passed HMS Renown with Duke & Duchess of Conaughtaboard bound for England. Went to Tube Cannon.
Knots travelled & coal consumed since leaving Chatham March 1901 � 1903
Knots 37,986
Coal 8081 tons
Miles 44,296
6th Commenced steam trial three qrt speed.
7th Two years in commission today. Usual Routine.
8th Sunday routine.
9th Arrived Muscat 7am. HMS Lapwing here. Saluted Sultan 21 guns. Commenced coaling afternoon. Natives wouldn�t work being festival day.
10th Weather bad. Carried on coaling.
11th Finished coaling 200 tons. Lapwing left for Bushire 8pm
12th Usual routine. Pistol party away.
13th Excused General Quarters fired cannon tube. SS Eden Hall arrived requiring medical assistance. Halfcaste having stabbed 4 hands.
14th Sats routine. French & Russian Man o' War arrived.
15th Sundays routine. American Minister conducting service.
16th Proceed outside and fired torpedoes. Carried out half Qrts firing. Arrived Muscat 4pm.
17th Russian cruiser left for Karachi. Prepared for sea & left at 2pm. for Sur. Arrived Sur 11.15 pm.
18th Exercised small arm companies. Fired Cannon Tube.
19th 8.30 am left Sur & proceeded to Bombay. Gen Qrts
20th Fired tube cannon.
21st Sats routine. Increased speed
22nd Sunday. Arrived Bombay 3.45pm No naval ships here.
23rd Watch went 24 hrs. General leave. Boats took up on slips. Prepare for docking.
25th Drew stores. Received urgent telegram ordering us to Muscat. All docking cancelled.
26th Coaled ship 360 tons. Fetched stores.
27th Drew boats from Indian Defence in lieu of ours. At 5pm. we left Bombay for Muscat.
28th Usual routine.
29th Sundays routine. 17 knots.
30th Met bad weather. Arrived Muscat 1.30pm. RNIS Swayne here. Commenced coaling at once.
31st Carried on coaling, took in 220 tons. Lawrence left with Consul General for Bombay.
April 1st Usual routine.
2nd Usual routine. Out fire engine
3rd General Qrts. Mining party away.
4th Sats routine.
5th Sundays routine.
6th Evolution abandon ship & man & arm boats.
7th Usual routine. Boats away pulling.
8th Exercised small arm companies. Racing crews away.
9th Exercised Gen Qrts.
10th Good Friday. Divine Service. Dispatched steam boats armed after dhow containing escaped quarantine people. Boat returned successful.
11th Sats routine. HMS Sphinx arrived. Stokers and seamen boatrace. Stokers winning.
12th Sundays routine.
13th Evolution tow a ship & be towed ourselves. Stokers and seamen boat race changed boats. Dead heat.
