In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The ship being very crank, I desire their Lordships order me some heavy ballast. I now have on board 200 tons of ballast which fills up every hole and if do not have heavy ballast or the ship girdled I cannot carry sail when the wind is fresh. Signed by Captain Elliott, commander of the LYME.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1822/348
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1695-08-05
Creator: Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London