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H.M.S. 'Victory' wooden block
A rough block of oak that was reportedly to be part of the original wood that was used to build H.M.S. 'Victory'. There is a label gummed on label inscribed: 'A piece of the original wood of H.M.S. "Victory". "The Trafalgar" flagship'.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0455 |
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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: | 21 Oct 1805 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm x 125 mm x 95 mm |