Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)

Forwarding an extract of a letter from Vice Admiral Aylmer in which he reports that the VICTORY has become crank and opines that she should be girdled; and requesting a survey to be made of the SWIFTSURE which has arrived at the Nore having lost her main mast.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1838/103
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1697-01-13
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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