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Timber block from the 'Royal George' with poem paper cutting attached
A timber block with an attached cutting of a poem 'On the loss of the Royal George' by Cowper. Printed on a label on the other side are the words: 'PART OF THE R. GEORGE. SUNK IN SPITHEAD 29 AUG 1782. BLOWN UP OCTBR 1839.' The verse is titled 'ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE'. Inside OBJ0171.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0394 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Timber |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | 1839 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm x 35 mm x 10 mm |