Catalogue description Philip Stephens. Mr. Coleman, Overseer of the Fury sloop, building at Leith, informs us...

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Details of ADM 354/198/240
Reference: ADM 354/198/240
Description:

Philip Stephens. Mr. Coleman, Overseer of the Fury sloop, building at Leith, informs us that at the launch on the 5th March, she moved 4 feet then burst the ways because the dog shores were not knocked away in time. She is now upright and shored on the ground ways and has been surveyed but not damaged. She will have to remain on the slip until the next spring tides

Date: 1779 Mar 10
Held by: National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive, not available at The National Archives
Former reference in its original department: ADM B/198
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Open Immediately

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