Link shot
Link shot (one pair extended and one pair coiled) from the wreck of the Santo Christo de Castello which was a sailing ship carrying cargo -spices, cloth and general cargo from Amsterdam to Genoa. She was wrecked in a gale in October 1667 - the wreck lies in a shallow cove near Polurrian, Mullion, Cornwall.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP1091 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Link shot |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Santo Christo de Castello |
| Date made: | circa 1673 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: | Link shot |