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Jack wheel from 'Royal George' wreck
A Jack wheel retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. A toothed wheel, in copper alloy, cast and machined. The wheel is corroded in large sections.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0345 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Jack wheel |
| 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: 5 mm; Diameter: 128 mm |