In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Lieutenant Richman has reported that due to heavy weather the ship he commanded in pressing Men for the ROYAL KATHERINE is unfit to continue in service - he and his Men are now ashore in Great Yarmouth with part of his ship's provisions and all of the arms and ammunition belonging to the Crown. Orders are given for another vessel to perform the same service in place of Richman and his crew.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1838/115
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1697-01-14
Creator: Russell, Edward; Cornwallis, Charles Rooke, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London