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Thomas Corbett. The Portsmouth storeship at the Downes has been ordered to Longreach....

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/135/177

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This record is about the Thomas Corbett. The Portsmouth storeship at the Downes has been ordered to Longreach.... dating from 1747 May 12.

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Reference
ADM 354/135/177
Date
1747 May 12
Description

Thomas Corbett. The Portsmouth storeship at the Downes has been ordered to Longreach. Suggest she should sail to Deptford for unloading and refitting, cleaning and graving, as she has not been refitted since 1745. She should then be loaded with stores for Port Mahon or Gibraltar.

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM B/135
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10252183/

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Thomas Corbett. The Portsmouth storeship at the Downes has been ordered to Longreach....