More information : Primary Sources:
Reference: Warrants Not Relating to Money, VIII, p319
Mar. 14. Treasury Warrant to Henry Guy, in accordance with the privy seal of 1679-80, Feb. 25, to assign to Francis Dorrington et al., owners of the ship LESTER (which ship was sunk at Blackwall upon the approach of the Dutch fleet in June, 1667: as for the value of said ship and her lading as by a Navy bil dated 1668, July 16) the 1,447l. 2s. 0d. remaining still unassinged out of the order No.104.... (6)
Reference: Out Letters (General), VI, p224.
April 11. Same to the Navy Commissioners forwarding copies of the Treasury Warrant relating to Mr. Dorrington's debt and Mr. Dorrington's acq[uittances] (both making 1,477l. 2s. 0d.) for so much money due to him and the owners of the ship LEISTER, sunk for his Majesty's service at Blackwall upon the approach of the Dutch fleet in June, 1667, upon a navy bill, dated 16 July, 1668. You are to make memorials or entries in the proper books of the Navy Office that so much money is paid to Mr. Dorrington upon the said bill, so that it may appear hereafter how much said Dorrington has received in satisfaction thereof, if ever same be again demanded. (6)
Secondary Sources:
Purchased for the Royal Navy in 1667, was scuttled as a block ship. (1)(5)
LEICESTER, 6th Rate of 24 guns, 257 tons BM. Purchased 1667, sunk July 1667 as blockship in the Thames. (2)
Scuttled to block access to the Tower. (3)
LEICESTER, 6th Rate, purchased 1667, of 24 guns, 257 tons, scuttled in the river Thames at Blackwall as a blockship. (4)
LEICESTER, 6th Rate, 24 guns, purchased 1667, 257 tons, 84ft x 24ft. Sunk to block Thames 1667. (5)
Prince Rupert blocked the channels leading to Woolwich and Blackwall by sinking the GOLDEN PHOENIX and HOUSE OF SWEEDS, the WELCOME and the LEICESTER, an unnecessary expenditure of ships since the Dutch did not proceed any further than Gravesend. (8)
Acquired: 1667 (1)(2)(4)(5)
Armament: 24 x cannon (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Owner: Royal Navy (1)(2)(3)(4)(5); belonging to Francis Dorrington and others (6)(7)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss |