In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

A reminder that the eight Third Rates mentioned in recent Orders are to be reduced to Fourths. Where existing Crews are less than those allowed for the new sixty gun ships they are to remain; but if they exceed the number allowed they are to be reduced.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1838/258
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1697-01-23
Creator: Priestman, Henry; Rooke, George Kendall, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London