In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The merchant ships MODENA, LOYAL MERCHANT, WOOLF, TIGER and PRINCESS at Blackwall; and the BONAVENTURE at Ratcliffe Cross are to be hired and fitted as warships. The Board is to negotiate with owners regarding rates for hire and is to report on the number of guns the ships would be capable of carrying. John Addis, Storekeeper at Plymouth is to be reimbursed for hiring and fitting out vessels for use as Advice Boats.

Object Details

ID: ADM/A/1768/68
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Date made: 1690-07-04
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 page
Parts: Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders (Manuscript)