In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The firehearth on the PENZANCE is dangerous to her and the ship is ordered by the Lord Berkeley into Sheerness to be cleaned and refitted having sprung her foremast. You are directed to give orders for placing the firehearth so that it may be in least danger of firing her.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1822/91
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1695-08-12
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Austen, Robert Rooke, George Houblon, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London