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SURVEYORSSURVEYORS of the navy, two officers, who sit at the navy-board, being invested with the charge of building and repairing his Majesty's ships, at the different dock-yards of the kingdom: for which purpose they are trained to the theory and practice of ship-building. It is also their office to know the state of the navy; to audit the accounts of all boatswains and carpenters serving therein; and to enquire into the condition of all naval stores, at home or abroad, in order to supply whatsoever may be deficient.
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