H.M.S. 'Victoria' brass shield

A brass shield inscribed with the words : 'RELIC OF H.M.S. VICTORIA'. A piece of brass from the gangway of HMS 'Victoria' flagship of Vice Admiral Sir G. Tryon, sunk by collision with HMS 'Camperdown' in the Mediterranean 22nd June 1893.

Object Details

ID: REL0429
Collection: Relics
Type: Brass shield
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Vessels: Camperdown (1885); Victoria 1887 (HMS)
Date made: After 1893
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 118 mm x 114 mm