Admiralty ship's nail

A brass Admiralty ship's nail, marked on either side with impressed broad arrows, with a slightly flared head and a point tapering in four segments. Recovered from 40 foot under water in Friendly Cove (Yuquot), Nootka Sound in about 1960. Possibly from one of George Vancounver's ships - he anchored there in 1792. It would have been used to secure copper plate to the hull.

Object Details

ID: REL0194
Collection: Relics
Type: Ship's nail
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1792
People: Lawther, G. H. W.; Vancouver, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 149 mm; Diameter: 20 mm