Copper plaque made from H.M.S. 'Captain'

Plaque made from copper from HMS 'Captain'. Inscribed: 'In loving remembrance of Edward Plantagenet Hume RN Sub-Lieutenant of HMS Captain, born July 6, 1848, Died Sept 7 1870. This memorial is carved out of wood and inscribed on copper recovered from the ship.'

Object Details

ID: REL0495
Collection: Relics
Type: Plaque
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Captain (1869)
Date made: After 1848
People: Hume, Edward Plantagenet
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm x 108 mm x 22 mm