Political Diaries of the Persian Gulf: 1922-27

Mentioned p.13 Shaikh of Mahammerah

Mahammerah is Muhammareh on Shatt-al_Arab

Also listed as Mohammerah

Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces
von Steven R. Ward

IVY, Sheikh Khazal'S former yacht, which served as a training ship, was one of ships formed Iranian navy

British documents on foreign affairs:
Persia and Turkey, january 1947-december 1947

The Persian Government have requested that, on completion of the Palang job, the salvage party will undertake the raising of the Homa (ex-Sheikh of Muhammerah's steam-yacht Ivy) used as a depot ship by the Persian navy which, disintegrating from old age, sank in the Karun river last year after being handed over to the Persian Navy. They also request that the salvage party will try to to raise their other gun boat of the PALANG type, the BABR. which was , which was sunk in the Karun river half a mile above the Homa by the British in 1941. Neither the HOMA nor the BABR constitute an obstruction to shipping in their present positions.



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