The British Navy had taken over the role of policing of the Indian Ocean. However one showpiece "Steam War Yacht"had been purchased as a Sultanic Flagship and this vessel, the H.H.S. Glasgow (named after its shipyard), lay anchored in the Harbor.
Pia ufundi stadi wa Meli ya Mvuke ya Kivita iliyokuwa imenunuliwa kama Meli ya Kibendera ya Sultan na chombo hiki H. H. S. Glasgow kilichopewa jina kufuatia mahali kilipotengenezwa, kilisimama kimetia nanga bandarini.