Document signed by Admiral Arthur Herbert, First Earl Torrington, 1648-1716

Informing that Admiral Russell has been ordered to send as many First and Second Rate ships, together with the larger Third Rates that are unfit for service at sea, to Chatham. And directing that a sufficient number of pilots is to be sent to Dover without delay to meet the incoming ships in order to convey them to Chatham.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1776/204
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1691-09-07
Creator: Lowther, John; Herbert, Thomas Cary, Anthony
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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