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Description: | HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP "ROYAL GEORGE" OVERSET AND SANK AT SPITHEAD, ON THE 29TH AUGUST, 1782. THIS CANDLE, RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK, WAS PRESENTED TO JOHN WENMAN WARWICK GREEN, ON BOARD THE "SUCCESS" HULK IN 1842.
Candle retrieved from the wreck site of 'Royal George', sank 1782. Mounted on a stand labelled: 'His Majesty's ship "Royal George" overset and sunk at Spithead on the 29th August 1782. This candle, recovered from the wreck, was presented to John Wenman Warwick Green, on board the "Success" hulk in 1842.'
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Wenman Royal George 1756 (HMS) candles John South Kensington Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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