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Ship's bell
Ship's bell. Inscription: 'HMS SWIFTSURE'. The bell has a handbell type argent, with a large circular section cast-in crown staple. The clapper is missing. There are strickle marks on the inside of soundbow, which suggests a solid pattern was not used. The non-standard Admiralty design of this bell suggests that it was cast for the 'Swiftsure' built around 1870 at Palmer's Yard, Jarrow. 17 1/8 inch diameter. Soundbow 1 and 11/16 inch.
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Object Details
| ID: | EQA0488 |
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| Collection: | Ship equipment; Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Ship's bell |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Swiftsure (1870) |
| Date made: | ca.1870 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 310 mm x 320 mm x 320 mm x 24 kg |
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