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H.M.S. 'Victory' topsail fragment
Rectangular piece of canvas with a painted inscription and a hole in the centre. Inscription: 'Shot Hole. Cut from "Victory's" Mail Topsail as returned into Store at Chatham after the Battle of Trafalgar fought 21st October 1805. Canvas Made by Baxter Dundee'.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0454 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Topsail |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Baxter |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 21 Oct 1805 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 315 mm x 396 mm |