Glass fragment

A piece of glass contorted by heat with jagged edges and evidence of rust on the bottom, removed from RMS 'San Demetrio' 1938, set on fire 5 November 1940 by German shelling.

Object Details

ID: REL0695
Collection: Relics
Type: Glass
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War II, 1939-1945
Vessels: San Demetrio 1938
Date made: 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 140 mm x 35 mm x 156 mm