Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694.

Captain Foulks of the MONTAGU in [Ryde] Bay has written to say that the Captain of the SPEEDWELL Fireship has complained that the Firework in his ship has been ruined by lack of caulking; and that the same applied to the MONTAGU as she is more leaky now than when she went in for a refit.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1790/105
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1692-12-17
Creator: Southerne, James
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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