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Copper Alloy

Maritime Archaeology Museum Maritime History Colonial
Period
Colonial
Date
2025-10-17
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
L-50cm, W-9.2cm, H-17cm
Site
Avondstar shipwreck
Inventory
2002/GHL/30

Full Description

After a long time at sea the hull of the ship was covered with barnacles and seaweed, which grew on the hull, reduced the speed and damaged the wood specially the wood eating shipworm, treed naval is in particular did enormous damage. According to the location of finds these came from the underwater or from the gallery. The copper sheaths have many nail oles, but they were found without iron nails.