Shipwrights rule from 'Royal George' wreck

A wooden shipwright's rule retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. A folding rule with a metal hinge. In two pieces.

Object Details

ID: REL0348
Collection: Relics
Type: Shipwright's rule
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: 8 mm x 38 mm x 307 mm