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Royal George model schooner
Model schooner made of the wood of 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in sank 1782. Handwritten label on base: 'This frigate was cut and rigged by John Menkie a native of Brighton and a brave Seaman of the RN from a veritable piece of oak from the Royal G--ge received from the Admiralty and presented as a keepsake to W.M. Mayfield 1843.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0316 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Model schooner |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Menkie, John |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | 1843 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 170 mm x 190 mm x 88 mm |