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 |
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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: | 1695-09-05 |
| Creator: | Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Houblon, John |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |