A Short History of the Royal Navy..

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A Short History of the Royal Navy..
David Hannay
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Hitherto it had been the custom to carry lieutenants in ships of the third rate and upwards, and in them only one. Under the strain of a great and i6s2] THE FORCE OF THE ENEMY 225 serious war, it was found that this did not afford a sufficient supply of the higher rank of officers, and the number of lieutenants was increased. Admiral Penn, in a letter to Cromwell dated early in the war, argued they should be employed in all vessels.
"And if the charge of it be objected, it may be answered that,
... by taking off one man from each ship that shall have these lieutenants (which mnn*s victuals and wages is is. 4d. per diem), the lieutenant receiving as common pay, which is 8d. per diem, makes him 2s. ; and truly, 'tis a sad lieutenant that's not worth two common men in time of action." The enemy with whom we were about to engage was strong enough to call for the exercise of the whole power of England. He was not, however, of such resources but that it was within our means to overcome him by sufficient exertions.

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