Timber from 'Royal George' wreck

A piece of timber retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. Worm-eaten piece of wood with a treenail hole.

Object Details

ID: REL0365
Collection: Relics
Type: Timber
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Royal George (1756)
Date made: 1782
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm x 518 mm x 127 mm
Parts: Timber from 'Royal George' wreck