'Royal George' gun tompion
A gun tompion retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank in Spithead in 1782. The gun tompion has a large amount of cracks with parts of the edge chipped away.
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Object Details
ID: | REL0334 |
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Collection: | Relics |
Type: | Gun tompion |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
Date made: | ca.1782 |
People: | South Kensington Museum |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm x 171 mm; Diameter: 171 mm |
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