In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Enclosure: Copy of a letter from Richard Carter Captain of the VANGUARD that has run aground in Sandwich Bay in which he refers to difficulties in retaining his crew but expresses hope for saving his ship. He is grateful for assistance from Ramsgate gentry and from Mr Emms, Builder from Dover, who is fitting a new rudder. He also opines that a visit from officers at Chatham would be advisable in order to eliminate problems which his own team may not have anticipated.

Object Details

ID: ADM/A/1776/241
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Date made: 1691-09-13
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 page
Parts: Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders (Manuscript)