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H.M.S. 'Victory' wooden block
A block of oak that has been polished on one side and was reportedly part of H.M.S. 'Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar. Written on a paper label are the words: 'PIECE OF OAK BEING PART OF THE DECK OF THE 'VICTORY' WHERE THE GREAT HERO LORD NELSON FELL - ON THE GLORIOUS BYT FATEFUL DAY OF OCTOBER.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0451 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Timber |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | Circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 58 mm x 146 mm x 72 mm |