The following exhibits a Statement of the Naval Force of the Sultan of Muscat, showing the names of his largest vessels, with some of the smaller classes—the rates of each; where built, and where stationed in the month of October, 1833.
| NAMES. | RATES. | WHERE BUILT. | WHERE STATIONED. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool, | 74, | Bombay, | Zanzibar. |
| Shah Alum, | 56, | Bombay, | Zanzibar. |
| Caroline, | 40, | Ramgoon, | Muscat. |
| Prince of Wales, | 36, | Demaun, | Muscat. |
| Hemingshaw, | 36, | Cochin, | Calcutta. |
| Piedmontese, | 32, | Muscat, | Muscat. |
| Mossafa, | 24, | Cochin, | Muscat. |
| Rahmani, | 22, | Bombay, | Muscat. |
| Fulke, | 18, | Demaun, | Bombay. |
| Soliman Shah, | 18, | Muscat, | Muscat. |
| Curlew, (brig,) | 12, | Bombay, | Muscat. |
| Psyche, (brig,) | 12, | Cochin, | Muscat. |
| Tage, (yacht,) | 6, | Malabar coast, | Zanzibar. |
| Vestal, | 6, | Muscat, | Muscat. |
| Elphinstone, | 6, | Bombay, | Bombay. |
Also fifty baghelas carrying from eight to eighteen guns, and ten balits carrying from four to six guns. The baghela is a one-masted vessel, from two hundred to three hundred tons. The balit is also a one-masted vessel, from one to two hundred tons. Part of his naval force was employed in convoying vessels up the Persian gulf, some in Africa, &c., &c.