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Folios 139-140 : Charles Wemyss, HMS Unicorn, Hamoze. Response to Admiral Thomas...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2693/65

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This record is about the Folios 139-140 : Charles Wemyss, HMS Unicorn, Hamoze. Response to Admiral Thomas... dating from 1802 Feb 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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ADM 1/2693/65
Date
1802 Feb 19
Description

Folios 139-140 : Charles Wemyss, HMS Unicorn, Hamoze. Response to Admiral Thomas Pasley's decision not to dock the ship in consequence of Wemyss' letter to Admiral Sir William Cornwallis that she had sustained no damage when she struck during a chase of a French convoy from the Morbihan through the Teignouse Passage in Quiberon Bay. He still feels it would be worthwhile to inspect her bottom.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap W65
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Open Document, Open Description
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