Deep-sea line block from 'Royal George' wreck

A wooden snatch block used with heavy deep-sea lead line. It was retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782.

Object Details

ID: REL0354
Collection: Relics
Type: Deep-sea line block
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: 70 mm x 260 mm x 90 mm
Parts: Deep-sea line block from 'Royal George' wreck
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