H.M.S. 'Victory' wooden block
A rough block of oak that was reportedly to be part of the original wood that was used to build H.M.S. 'Victory'. There is a label gummed on label inscribed: 'A piece of the original wood of H.M.S. "Victory". "The Trafalgar" flagship'.
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Object Details
ID: | REL0455 |
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Collection: | Relics |
Type: | Timber |
Display location: | Not on display |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
Date made: | 21 Oct 1805 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm x 125 mm x 95 mm |