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Piece of wood from H.M.S. 'Victory'
A thin piece of oak from the ship of the line H.M.S. 'Victory'.. On label: 'Piece of HMS Victory given to William Huggins Marine Painter to King William IV by Sir Ralph Blackwood then Captain of HMS Euryalus - he was with Lord Nelson when he gave his celebrated signal at the Battle of Trafalgar.' There seems to be some confusion here with Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood (1770-1832) Captain of the frigate 'Euryalus' at Trafalgar.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0779 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Timber |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 19th century |
| People: | Blackwood, Henry; Huggins, William John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 210 mm x 75 mm |