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Cask hoop from the 'Royal George' wreck
A cask hoop retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. It is made of copper with the ends rivetted together. The hoop is severely corroded.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0346 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Cask hoop |
| 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: 20 mm; Diameter: 432 mm |
| Parts: | Cask hoop from the 'Royal George' wreck |
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