Catalogue description Thomas Corbett. The St. Mary Magdalen prize, taken by Vice Admiral Anson's squadron and...

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Details of ADM 354/135/189
Reference: ADM 354/135/189
Description:

Thomas Corbett. The St. Mary Magdalen prize, taken by Vice Admiral Anson's squadron and now at Plymouth, is to be purchased. The Plymouth Officers report when they sent men to take the ship down the harbour, found she had already been sold and the purchasers would not allow her to be examined. She is slightly built and weak and would not meet Naval requirements

Date: 1747 May 18
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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