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Period during which detained ia
Year. Names of ti e ships. the Persian Gulf or Gulf Important service engaged in.
of Oman.

(l) At the station, August 1885 to (0. (2). (3). (-0 engaged in April to June 1886 In operations
1886-87 .» (l) H. M. S. Reindeer
June 1886. against slavers.
(a) April to July 1886 and again Rear-Admiral Sir F. Richards visited Maskat and the Persian
(’> Kingfisher
from August 1886. Gulf.
(3) Sphinx (3) May to August 1S86 and again
from September 1886 to
March 1887.
(4) I Voodlartk (4) June to December 1886.
(3) Osfrey (5) Joined S5th January 1687.
The Osprey was despatched to the Arab coast in view cl lie
1887-88 ... <0 Persian activities that side to wean over the tribes from tie
(a) n Sphinx. British influence.
(3) n Kingfisher. (S) Joined in February 1888 ... In July 1887 the Ranger proceeded in order to protect Brit;*b
subjects to Suwcik on the Batineh coast, which had bees
(4) is Ranger. seized by rebels.
(3) II Turquoise.

188549 ... (0 II II
<’) Ranger.
(3) It Sphinx.
(4) Kingfisher.

.W9-90 ... («) Kingfisher (l) and (2) stationed on the Gulf
in 1889-90.
(» h Sphinx.
(3) •I Ci iff on (3) and ((4) visited the Gulf on
special service.
(4) •• R1 dp ole '.
Is) Mariner (5) Joined in March 1890.

1890-91 .„ (0 N (l) Left In June 1890
(>) n Sphinx.
(3) Cossack.
(4) Breadrick.
(5) Griffin.

1891*92 <•> 11 Sphinx (3) Relieved (1) temporarily in
February 1892.
(>) 11 Fidbnast Ml (a) In the Gulf, November to De­
cember 1891.
(3) 11 Brisk.
1892-93 - (0 Sphinx (l) Proceeded to Bombay to pay The Cossack was detailed on duty in January 1893 *0 Baaice
off in March 1893 and was Abbas, where she remained for a fortnight.
relieved by (3).
<*) n Cessatk (a) Joined in October 1893 and
left in March 1893.
(3) Brisk.

I893-54 (0 ■1 Sphinx (t) Proceeded to Bombay to dock Lapwing sent to Bahrein in.November 1893 »o restore ge=exa!
in November 1893, when her confidence.
place was Uken by (3) and
<*) Lapwing.
(3) a Cassock,
(4) 11 Brisk.
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