Spool-shaped box made from H.M.S. 'Shannon'

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Spool-shaped box made from H.M.S. 'Shannon'

Spool-shaped wooden box. A plaque on the lid is inscribed: 'A relic of the Shannon frigate, victor of the Chesapeake 1813'. 'Shannon' was broken up in 1859.

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Object Details

ID:	REL0570
Collection:	Relics
Type:	Box
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Shannon (1806)
Date made:	After 1859
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 25 mm; Diameter: 79 mm
Parts:	Spool-shaped box made from H.M.S. 'Shannon' Base for spool-shaped box made from H.M.S. 'Shannon' (Box base) (REL0570.1) Lid for spool-shaped box made from H.M.S. 'Shannon' (Box lid) (REL0570.2)