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'Royal George' block sheave
Block sheave retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. Wooden block sheave with a square-headed pin and one metal plate still in possition to which a fragment of the block adheres.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0332 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Block sheave |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1782 |
| People: | South Kensington Museum |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 120 mm; Diameter: 95 mm |
| Parts: | 'Royal George' block sheave |