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Wood fragment from 'Royal George' wreck
A piece of wood retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. An associated piece of paper is inscribed: 'Piece of a fossilized spar of H.M.S. ROYAL GEORGE sunk at Spithead JUNE 28th 1782.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0363 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Spar [fragment] |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1782 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm x 47 mm x 23 mm |