In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

A Thomas Gibbon has proposed a form of dry dock which can be towed to sea where, in moderate weather, a ship taking in water could be docked and saved from sinking. The Admiralty require an opinion and report, and requiring the SEVERN now building at Blackwall to be provided with a recruiting tender.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1823/362
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1695-09-05
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Houblon, John
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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