Hook from 'Royal George' wreck

Hook retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. Attached to a thimble with a piece of rope still partly in place.

Object Details

ID: REL0336
Collection: Relics
Type: Hook
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: 75 mm x 220 mm x 90 mm
Parts: Hook from 'Royal George' wreck