15th Exercised small arm companies. BI boat arrived with Political Resident of Persian Gulf aboard.
16th Left Muscat at 7am with Resident on board.
17th Genera Qrts. Fired Tube Cannon. Anchored off Sharja. Large town. Sheik came off & received present from Political Resident.
18th Sats routine. Resident visited shore. Left at 1.30pm Sheik came off and was shown around ship & received presents from British. Left 8am (pm?).
19th Anchored at 7am at Ali Kathi, large town here. Sultan came off as others did. Left at 6pm. Shifted anchored. Anchored at 7pm.
20th Left at 7am. Exercised Landing parties.
21st Arrived Bahrein 5am. Large place. HMS Lapwing here. Boat sailing afternoon.
22nd Left Bahrein 4pm.
23rd Arrived Bushire. Saluted Persian flag 21 guns. Resident went on shore. Left Bushire 6pm. for Muscat.
24th Exercised General Quarters.
25th Saturdays routine. Arrived at Muscat 6.30pm.
26th Sundays routine. Divine Service held. Stokers ashore tallying coal.
27th Coaled ship 270 tons
28th Hands cleaning ship.
29th Acting QG�s & stokers training class landed for drill.
30th Stokers & Actin QGs landed. Prepared for sea.
1st May Left Muscat 6am. Fired torpedoes sea run. Carried out circular steam trials arriving at Muscat 5pm
2nd Saturdays routine.
3rd Sundays routine. Divine Service.
4th Evolution Man & arm boats. Boats carried out firing. Landed Maxim Guns crews for drill & carried out firing.
5th Stokers training class& Acting QGs landed for drill. Mail arrived.
6th Exercised small arm companies. Naiad arrived from Aden & saluted Sultan with 21 guns.
7th Aired & mustered bedding. Watch out kedge anchor during 1st dog watch.
8th Prepared for sea & left Muscat 9.30 am for Sur. Exercised General Quarters. Fired Tube Cannon. Arrived & anchored off Sur at 6.30pm. Left Sur at 7.45 pm bound for Muscat.
9th Arrived Muscat at 7.30 am. Ships company received extra pay for services rendered at Obbia.
10th Sundays routine. Divine Service. Prepared for coaling.
11th Coaled ship 150 tons. French Cruiser arrived, she saluted Sultan & Naiad.
12th Usual routine Sultan paid visit to Naiad.
13th Hands manned ship as Sultan passed on his way to visit French Cruiser. Exercised small arm companies. Stokers racing cutters crew, beat Naiad�s cutters crew by � mile in two miles.
14th QGs at drill, make & mend clothes. Boats crews pulled round fleet. Hands bathe every night at Muscat.
15th Hands manned ship as Sultan visited French Cruiser. Cutters crew pulled round fleet. Bathing & recreation party landed.
16th Usual Saturdays routine. Hands bathed, recreation party landed.
17th Sundays routine. Divine service held. Hands bathed.
18th Evolution. Out bower anchor by hand. In skiffs race. Pomone beat Perseus. Recreation party landed.
19th Usual Routine. Watch out fire engine. Recreation Party landed.
20th Exercised small arm companies. Acting QGs at drill. Boat sailing, hands bathed.
21st May Aired bedding & hands mustered bedding. Make & mend. Prepared for sea. Turned in boats. Weather very hot.
