Zanzibar was a cluster of islands in the Indian ... When Khalid ignored the ultimatum, British warships HMS Racoon, HMS Sparrow, and HMS Thrush began bombarding the palace at precisely 9 AM.

A 1901 portrait of Vice Admiral Sir Harry Rawson. The two British naval ships in Zanzibar harbour, HMS Philomel and HMS Rush, were soon joined by another naval vessel, HMS Sparrow. On August 26 ...

Britain gave Zanzibar protectorate status and installed ... The British already had two warships anchored in the harbour — HMS Philomel and the HMS Rush — and troops were quickly sent ashore ...

Kuwait City: After more than 50 years of living in exile in Portsmouth England, Jamshid bin Abdullah, the former sultan of Zanzibar, returns to Oman after the government granted his request to ...