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Ship's bell
Ship's bell from HMS 'SWIFTSURE' (1870). A companion bell to and to the same design. This bell has a clapper with top closed over round cast-in staple. Surface all painted, which is detrimental to the tone.
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Object Details
| ID: | EQA0489 |
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| Collection: | Ship equipment; Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Ship's bell |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Swiftsure (1870) |
| Date made: | circa 1870 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 400 mm x 420 mm x 420 mm x 65 kg |