[5] When Uzbeks attacked Persian customs and military posts stationed near Farahabad, killing the customs chief and stealing wives and belongings of the men by sea, the Persian government sought to reinforce its forces in the Caspian Sea.

[6] A Persian military procurement agent in Germany was ordered to buy a vessel,[6] and in 1923, Fatiya was purchased by Iran for a reported fee of £4,000.

However, the Russians refused entry again, but offered to provide the Persian government with its vessels to fight contraband.

[6] Although the denial of the vessel was not against the Russo-Persian Treaty of Friendship, it was described as "an act of bad faith and ill will".

[7] American magazine Proceedings wrote that, as of 1944, she was "no longer serviceable, her plates being rusted through and her engines in even worse case".