Shackles from 'Royal George' wreck

Two shackles (D shackles?) retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. Two iron shackles one with an iron link attached.

Object Details

ID: REL0339
Collection: Relics
Type: Shackle
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Royal George (1756)
Date made: ca.1782
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Shackles from 'Royal George' wreck