HMS Racehorse rope tag
Date made: Built 1806
Description: Sub-rectangular with pierced hole at one end. Stamped with the inscription;
'PO.19 AUGUST 1820
CABLE.13½.101'
PO was shorthand for Portsmouth, where the rope was probably issued.
Read about HMS Racehorse (1702)
Measurements: 185 mm x 60 mm; 98 g (weight)
Materials: copper alloy
Object name: rope tag
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 2022-0037/0023
Subject tags : #HMSRACEHORSE