In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The Privateer owners of the [BARON] Galley at Southampton are offering her for service in the Navy. The Board is instructed to survey her and to report on how many men and guns will be required for her to act as a warship. They are also to report what success they have had in procuring Merchant ships in the Thames.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1801/65
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1693-11-06
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Austen, Robert Cornwallis, Charles
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London