hawser, rope

Rope hawser from HMS 'Proserpine' twisted following her launch by a gale in the Humber, 6 August 1807.

Object Details

ID: EQA0516
Collection: Ship equipment; Machinery and fittings
Type: hawser, rope
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Proserpine (1807)
Date made: Before 1807
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 2070 mm x 150 mm x 150 mm x 56 kg