In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Captain Meese, Commander of the YORK, having brought into Portsmouth a French prize called the PRINCE OF WALES, you are directed to have her surveyed and report to us whether in your opinion she is fitting to be employed as a man-of-war and, if so, what number of men and number and nature of guns are to be allowed her. Also, at what Rate she is to be employed in the Navy.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1794/131
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1693-04-18
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Cary, Anthony Austen, Robert Rich, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London