Manuscript letter and orderbook to the three Admirals (Kiligrew, Delavall and Shovell).
Manuscript letter and orderbooks to the three Admirals (Kiligrew, Delavall and Shovell), joint commanders of the Fleet. Covering the period 26 January 1693 to 28 September 1693. Some of the orders and letters concern the Smyrna Convoy Disaster of 1693.
Administrative / biographical background
The 'Smyrna convoy' disaster of 1693 was the Battle of Lagos, a sea battle during the Nine Years' War and occurred on 27 June 1693. A French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke. The aftermath of the battle left the convoy with half it's original number, where some ninety ships were lost. The majority of these were Dutch and fourty were captured. The main objectives of the convoy were to deliver the traders to their destinations in the Mediterranean and also to establish a naval presence there. The French made a massive gain, with prizes valued at 30 million livres. It was one of the worst financial disasters of the latter half of the 17th century, since the Great Fire of 1666.
Administrative / biographical background
The 'Smyrna convoy' disaster of 1693 was the Battle of Lagos, a sea battle during the Nine Years' War and occurred on 27 June 1693. A French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke. The aftermath of the battle left the convoy with half it's original number, where some ninety ships were lost. The majority of these were Dutch and fourty were captured. The main objectives of the convoy were to deliver the traders to their destinations in the Mediterranean and also to establish a naval presence there. The French made a massive gain, with prizes valued at 30 million livres. It was one of the worst financial disasters of the latter half of the 17th century, since the Great Fire of 1666.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ROM/8; REG14/000588.8 U1515/015 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 volume |
| Date made: | 1677 - 1678; 1678 - 1679 1683 1687-1690 12th November 1690 1690 - 1693 1693-01-26 - 1693-09-28 1693 26 January to 1693 26 January to 28 September 1693 |
| Creator: | Narbrough, John; Pepys, Samuel Orton, George Shovell, Cloudesley Bowles, Phineas Herbert, Arthur Trenchard, John Bayfield, Henry Wolsey Killigrew, Henry Delaval, Ralph |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letter and orderbook kept on board HMS PLYMOUTH (Manuscript) (ROM/1)
- Manuscript journal kept by George Orton on board HMS PLYMOUTH. (Manuscript) (ROM/2)
- Out-going letter and orderbook on board the JAMES GALLEY frigate. (Manuscript) (ROM/3)
- Outgoing and incoming letterbook (contemporary copies) on board kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell on board the ANNE, DOVER and MONK frigates. (Manuscript) (ROM/4)
- Manuscript copy of Arthur Herbert, Earl Torrington’s speech to the House of Commons. (Manuscript) (ROM/5)
- Manuscript retained copy out-going letter and orderbook, kept by Cloudisley Shovell, as Rear Admiral of the Blue, on board the MONK, LONDON and KENT frigates. (Manuscript) (ROM/6)
- Manuscript letterbook kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell, with copies of correspondence covering the Smyrna Fleet Disaster 1693. (Manuscript) (ROM/7)
- Manuscript letter and orderbook to the three Admirals (Kiligrew, Delavall and Shovell). (Manuscript) (ROM/8)
- Manuscript orderbook kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell. Copies of orders from the three Admirals (Killigrew, Delaval and Shovell), joint commanders, to the Captains and Officers in their Fleet, and to Sir George Rooke, Admiral of the Blue (Manuscript) (ROM/9)
- Manuscript letter & orderbook. Copies of Admiralty letters & orders to Shovell, Vice-Admiral of the Red and Admiral of the Blue. (Manuscript) (ROM/10)
- Account book for a trading voyage to Smyrna. (Manuscript) (ROM/11)
- Debit and Credit Cash Book covering Captain John Hill’s transactions, for his own voyages, and investments in other ships. (Manuscript) (ROM/12)