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H.M.S. 'Victory' wooden fragment
Miniature steel anchor with wooden stock, two miniature coils of rope attached. Tied to the anchor with a piece of string, is a flat piece of oak with a label pinned to it. On the label: 'Fragment cut from the Victory below the waterline after she was rammed by the Neptune 23 Oct 1903.' On reverse: 'To Sir James Caird Bart. with every good wish. Christmas 1930.'
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Object details
| ID: | REL0586 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Timber |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Neptune (1874); Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 1930 |
| People: | Caird, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 136 mm x 48 mm x 18 mm |