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Bar shot
Bar shot used at the battle of Vigo Bay, 12 October 1702. Admiral Rooke and the Dutch Vice Admiral Callenburgh engaged the French and Spanish fleet at Vigo Bay - all the French warships and Spanish treasure ships were either taken or destroyed.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP1127 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Bar shot |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702 |
| Date made: | circa 1702 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 125 mm x 400 mm x 125 mm x 10 kg |