In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Findings of a Court Martial held at Spithead in which Thomas Kew, Gunner of the SPY Fireship, was found guilty of neglect of duty in being absent from his ship and discharged and fined. Thomas Cranaway, Carpenter of the same ship was found guilty of the same charge and fined. The Sentence also deals with the case of Habbakuk Wily, Master of the Vulture and John Ford, Boatswain of the same ship, who were wrongly accused of embezzlement by a James Hunt and discharged. SIgned by Sir John Ashby, Admiral of the Blue, President of the Court and various Captains.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1792/236
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1693-01-28
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London