markinbelfast Posted 30 November , 2003 Share Posted 30 November , 2003 I've some wood from the HMS Hampshire made into a clock complete with engraved plaque....was there much of this that went on with downed ships? cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Saunders Posted 30 November , 2003 Share Posted 30 November , 2003 As far as I am aware there are not many examples of something as large as a clock particularly from lost vessels, although there are the numerous small barrels from a variety of RN vessels. I know of three clock cases that were made from teak salvaged from HMS VANGUARD. If my memory serves me correctly, this teak was bought up by an official RN diver who had to go down to the wreck shortly after her loss in 1917 in the waters at Scapa Flow. He had one clock, the skipper of his vessel had another and the third went to the RN carpenter (I think). The HAMPSHIRE was lost in very deep and dangerous waters off Marwick Head. I have not heard that she was ever dived on by RN divers after her loss. If she was, then perhaps the same history attaches to yr clock as those made from the wreck of the VANGUARD, otherwise it would almost certainly have to be a pre-war article. Does it have any provenance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 30 November , 2003 Share Posted 30 November , 2003 Mark The following is a sentence from a letter written by Admiral Beatty to his wife on 28th March 1917: "I am sending you some curious things made out of some wood that was washed ashore from the wreck of the Hampshire......." Unfortunately the copy of the letter does not say what the dots stand for. Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markinbelfast Posted 1 December , 2003 Author Share Posted 1 December , 2003 HMS HAMPSHIRE You can see the clock here as I sent the pics of to a website...the clock is on the memorablia section...it takes some time to load...or maybe its just my connection! cheers for the replies so far Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hussar Posted 7 December , 2003 Share Posted 7 December , 2003 It is also perfectly feasible that the wood did, indeed, come from the Hampshire but not from the wreck. Rather, it was wood that was removed and replaced during repair/refitting and was then fashioned into curios and memorabilia items after the sinking. The same thing has been done for many other ships and is still done today. If you go to the shop in Portsmouth Dockyard you can buy wood from the 'Victory', and I have a keyring, with COA, that was fashioned from material from the 'Cutty Sark'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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