Timber block

A piece of timber with an associated label: 'Two pieces of ships timber showing passage of Teredo Navalis'. A section through a ship's timber, the outer surface has tunnels in it formed by the naval shipworm, a species of salt water clam.

Object Details

ID: REL0736
Collection: Relics
Type: Timber
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 130 mm x 311 mm x 305 mm