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Folios 133-134: George Parker, HMS Santa Margarita, St Mary's Roads. Reports his...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2314/56
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This record is about the Folios 133-134: George Parker, HMS Santa Margarita, St Mary's Roads. Reports his... dating from 1797 Mar 19 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1797 Mar 19
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Folios 133-134: George Parker, HMS Santa Margarita, St Mary's Roads. Reports his arrival at this Port with the Trade from Dublin, on the way to the Downs; having put in here by contrary Winds; and that of HMS Lord Mulgrave and HMS Chapman, under similar circumstances, bound to Plymouth. He reports that on the evening of the 17 March 1797, Captain Smith of HMS Lord Mulgrave was entering on board from the shore, he with three men were unfortunatly drowned by the Boat's upsetting and the remaining four of the Boat's Crew must have inevitably perished, had it not been for the timely exertion of Lieutenant Herbert Sawyer of HMS Chapman. He has given an Order to Lieutenant Birchall of HMS Santa Margarita to take Command of the said sloop and put their Lordship's Orders in execution their being no Commissioned Officer on board her.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap P63
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
Within the series: ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
Within the piece: ADM 1/2314
Letters from Captains, Surnames P: 1797, numbers 1-150. (Described at item level)
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Folios 133-134: George Parker, HMS Santa Margarita, St Mary's Roads. Reports his...