Telegram received from admiral directing Perseus & Fox to proceed to Persian Gulf with the utmost dispatch. The news was very sudden to us as we had spent all our time up the Persian Gulf & we were expecting to proceed to Trincomalee. We dressed ship and saluted with 31 guns. We then prepared for sea & we left Bombay at 4 pm.
3rd Exercised General Quarters.
4th We arrived at Muscat 7.15 am. Lapwing in harbour out stream anchor. Coaled ship, 200 tons. HMS Fox arrived at 9 am from Bombay, she having left the day after us. The Chaplain of Fox conducted Divine Service on board Perseus. The Fox started coaling at 5pm. Perseus left Muscat for Koweit.
6th We went to man & arm ship.
7th Arrived off Koweit at 7 pm weather being very wet & musty. Proceeded to anchorage under searchlights. HMS Redbreast in harbour.
8th We weighed anchor & proceeded to Jehara a distance of about 10 miles. Pomone here S.O. also Sphynx. Left Jehara at 12 for Koweit to fetch mail. Arrived back at 3.30 pm.
9th Left Jehara at 8 am for Kweit to await arrival of the Fox & inform her where S.O. was. Arrived Koweit 10 am. Fox arrived & Perseus & Fox proceeded to Jehara arriving there at 4 pm. The Pomone took her guns from the Dhows she had armed & the Perseus manned the Dhows.
10th Fox & Pomone left Jehara for Koweit
11th Pomone left Koweit for Bombay leaving Fox S.O. in Persian Gulf
13th Man & arm boats. Carried out boat firing. Football team beat HMS Sphynx 3-1
14th Boats crews exercised in boat sailing. Watch out fire engine. Fired Torpedoes.
20th Man & arm ship during 1st watch. Boats crews exercised in boat sailing. Unarmed dhows.
23rd We prepared for sea. HMS Redbreast arrived with mails. HMS Sphynx left here with homeward bound mails.
24th Weighed anchor at 7.30 am & proceeded to Koweit with intention of doing qrtrs firing. Weather too rough to proceed. Anchored at Koweit. Up anchor in the afternoon as winds abated. We fired torpedoes.
27th Perseus & Fox proceed to sea and finished quarterly firing. Towing target ships making for each other. Perseus returned & anchored at Jeharah 3 pm. Proceeded back Koweit.
30th Football team beat HMS Fox 1-0
31st Received orders to proceed to Bombay. Left Koweit 5 pm for Muscat.
Feb 3rd Arrived at Muscat 1 pm. French Cruiser Catinal & HMS Lapwing in harbour. We saluted the Sultan with 21 guns & the French cruiser with 11 guns which was returned with 7 guns.
4th We coaled ship 190 tons & as we wanted to get to Bombay as quick as possible. We left Muscat at 6 pm.
7th We went to General Quarters. Practiced. Aiming tube. Man passing for C.G. fired 11 rounds each, firing very satisfactory.
8th Arrived Bombay at 8.30 am. Flagship HMS Highflyer here. Saluted admiral
9th Ships company went aboard Highflyer for divine Service. We now went to work preparing for Admirals inspection.
13th Admiral & staff came on board mustered open list & Admiral inspected division. Afterwards inspected bags & small arm companies. Gave general leave.
14th Admiral & Staff inspected ship�s company at General Qrtrs., Fire qrtrs., collision stations.
15th Man & arm boats for Admirals inspection General leave.
17th We coaled ship 250 tons
18th During forenoon HMS Pomone left for Persian Gulf.
Feb 19th Bid farewell to Bombay at 11 am & started our journey to Colombo. During the afternoon we completed a four hrs full speed trial satisfactory & afterwards carried out a 20 hrs run at 15 knots.
21st We came across a wale�s spout & and we had to alter course to clear it. At 9 am exercise general qrtrs & fired cannon tube. At 4 pm we got out collision mat.
22nd We passed HMS Aurora homeward bound from China At 12.30 we arrived at Colombo & tied up to a buoy. As we had arrived from an infectious port we were in quarantine so that no leave could be given or no boats allowed alongside. Colombo is the capital of Ceylon & has a very fine harbour & splendid accommodation for the vessels that enter it. The harbour is always crowded with ships of all nations.
23rd At 3 pm HMS Plover arrived. She was homeward bound from China. She moored on the next berth to us.
