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Sheave blocks from the wreck of the 'Royal George'
Two 10-inch single sheave blocks retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank in Spithead in 1782. One sheave has a small piece missing from its groove.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0355 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Block |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1782 |
| People: | South Kensington Museum |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: | Sheave blocks from the wreck of the 'Royal George' |