Sheave blocks from the wreck of the 'Royal George'

Two 10-inch single sheave blocks retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank in Spithead in 1782. One sheave has a small piece missing from its groove.

Object Details

ID: REL0355
Collection: Relics
Type: Block
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Royal George (1756)
Date made: ca.1782
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Sheave blocks from the wreck of the 'Royal George'
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