Grape shot

Shot, grape housed in a wooden box. Said to have hit the grandfather of Mary Christie who was wounded at the battle of Trafalgar. A James Christie served on HMS DEFENCE as a schoolmaster at Trafalgar but there is no evidence that he is the right man.

Object Details

ID: KTP1069
Collection: Weapons
Type: Grape shot
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 35 mm
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