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Timber piece
A piece of worm-eaten timber with a hand-written label attached: 'Piece of timber taken from a ship's bottom destroyed by the Worm the copper having fallen off from Tahiti 1842. Presented by Capt. A: S: Hamond R.N.' The item belonged to Commander Andrew Snape Hamond (1811-1874) who crossed the Pacific whilst in command of HMS 'Salamander'.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0746 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Timber |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1845 |
| People: | Hamond, Andrew Snape |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm x 178 mm x 130 mm |