Artwork : ArchiveNo00134

Rope 1758

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	HMS Victory
Contributor Image	Peter_Goodwin_pic.jpg
Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	05.06.08 3.01pm
Artefact Name	Rope
Artefact Description	Rope recovered from the wreck of the Invincible (this would have been the same kind of rope seen on HMS Victory). Made of Hemp from Russia.
Artefact Date	1758
Artefact Stored	Boatswain Store where ropes and flags of all sizes were stored.
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	Victory_Rope.jpg
Sample Taken	Fibres from the end of the rope
Sample Image
History of Artefact	The rope would have been for general use on the ship. It is a 200ft coil with a ¾ of an inch circumference.
Historian	Peter Goodwin
Previous Owners	HMS Invincible
Special Memories
Artwork Image	00134_web.jpg

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