Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)
The DEPTFORD having arrived in the Downs from the West Indies has lost both bower anchors. Instructions are given for her to be supplied with a replacement anchor from Deal and failing that from an alternative source. The Master of the ship carrying the replacement is to keep a strict lookout for the DEPTFORD as she has been ordered to proceed to the Nore.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1860/189 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1698-12-19 |
| Creator: | Burchett, Josiah |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |