Block sheave from 'Royal George' wreck

One of five block sheaves retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'HMS Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782.

Object details

ID: REL0356.3
Type: Block sheave
Materials: Wood
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1782
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 48 mm; Diameter: 232 mm
Parts: Five block sheaves from the wreck of the 'Royal George' (Block sheave)