Catalogue description Thomas Corbett. Admiral Anson reports damage to the masts of the Defiance and Amazon in...

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Details of ADM 354/135/27
Reference: ADM 354/135/27
Description:

Thomas Corbett. Admiral Anson reports damage to the masts of the Defiance and Amazon in normal conditions which raises doubts about the specifications of shrouds and lanyards. He proposes they should be made larger throughout the Fleet. Have ordered the Officers in all the Yards for their views of the sizes specified in the dimensions of 1745 and their ideas about the design of sails. The survey applies equally to ships built to the dimensions of 1733 and 1741 as these are not significantly different from those of 1745

Date: 1747 Mar 11
Held by: National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive, not available at The National Archives
Former reference in its original department: ADM B/135
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Open Immediately

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