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Folios 226-227: George Truscott, HMS Havock, Little Nore. Reports that when on half...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2614/89
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This record is about the Folios 226-227: George Truscott, HMS Havock, Little Nore. Reports that when on half... dating from 1814 July 31 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)
- 1814 July 31
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Folios 226-227: George Truscott, HMS Havock, Little Nore. Reports that when on half pay he presented a plan for giving ships way in Calm or Light Winds, which Mr Whitmore permitted him to improve, from a model of his invention. He can now report that he has put to trial on HMS Havock an improved Plan of this machinery which with the assistance of Sheldrakes Patent Wheels he can give and continue with one third a Sloop's Company, much greater way, than the whole crew can. [further details follow total 2 and half sides].
Folios 228-229: enclosure with folios 226-227. Andrew Williams, HMS Namur, Nore. Covering letter for enclosed letter [all 3 Inc.]and drawings from Captain George Truscott of HMS Havock and his water apparatus.
Folios 230-231: enclosure with folios 226-227. George Truscott, HMS Havock, Sheerness. Lettre about his Water Apparatus and enclosing a sketch and expenses. [Both inc.].
Folio 232: enclosure with folios 226-227. George Truscott, Expenses.
Folios 233-233A: enclosure with folios 226-227. George Truscott, Sheerness Harbour. Sketch Drawing of the Water Apparatus.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap T109
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