Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
Item
Folios 224-225: Watkin Owen Pell, HMS Thunder off the Owen Light. Pell's official...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2345/83
What’s it about?
This record is about the Folios 224-225: Watkin Owen Pell, HMS Thunder off the Owen Light. Pell's official... dating from 1813 Oct 9 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. However, you can order a copy. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 1/2345/83
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1813 Oct 9
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Folios 224-225: Watkin Owen Pell, HMS Thunder off the Owen Light. Pell's official report of his encounter with a French Lugger, Le Neptune, out of Dunkirk, which attacked the Thunder but was herself taken as a prize. He was proceeding according to directions from Sir Richard Bickerton, having weighed at Woolwich at 6 am, and saw the lugger at 8.30am. The Neptune gave chase and ordered the Thunder to bring to, her [Neptune's] decks being 'full of men'. However, Pell fired four guns and a volley of musketry, then boarded successfully. He says the capture was 'carried in the most gallant style' and praises his second lieutenant, Mr Mackenzie, acting lieutenant Husker, and Mr Dickens, the master, also Lieutenant Wolrige of the Marines and Mr Catterel the purser. The enemy carried eighteen guns, sixteen mounted, and a complement of 65 men, five dead and nine wounded, while Thunder had only two wounded, George Jenks and John Dixon.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cap P305
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16868772/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
2,474,034 records
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
136,551 records
Within the series: ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
156 records
Within the piece: ADM 1/2345
Letters from Captains, Surnames P: 1813, nos. 201-395. (Described at item level)
You are currently looking at the item: ADM 1/2345/83
Folios 224-225: Watkin Owen Pell, HMS Thunder off the Owen Light. Pell's official...
You may be interested in
-
-
Focus on
Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government. -
Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.