Carpenter's hammer from 'Royal George' wreck

A carpenter's hammer with a wooden handle and iron head, in two pieces. It was retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'HMS Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782.

Object Details

ID: REL0359
Collection: Relics
Type: Carpenter's hammer
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Royal George (1756)
Date made: ca.1782
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Carpenter's hammer from 'Royal George' wreck