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S.M.S. 'Dresden' minature oars
A pair of crossed wooden miniature oars with a shield attached (brass on bakelite). Inscribed: 'Made from oars of German Cruiser 'Dresden' sunk off Juan Fernandez by HMS 'Glasgow', HMS 'Orama', HMS 'Kent' March 14th 1915.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0499 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Model oars |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | RNR, John Robertson Eng-Cdr |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918; World War I: Sinking of the Dresden, 1915 |
| Vessels: | Dresden fl.1915 (German navy) |
| Date made: | After 1915 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 mm x 170 mm x 265 mm |
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