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Just a little extra interesting info on the demolition.
I have an old newspaper cutting [sadly no name and no date but probaly 1930s] of an article by one Flinders Barr who states:
"...In 1839 Colonel FC Pasley... blew up the remains of the ill-fated ship by means of a submerged charge of rather more than a ton of gunpowder fired by electricity: this is said to have been the first occasion on which the electric current was used for such a purpose."
Another contemporary account reads: "In the Years 1839 and 1840, Colonel Pasley succeeded in blowing up the Wreck, by means of Submarine Mines of Gunpowder, which were exploded by conducting wires from a Voltaic Battery"
It's true. I'm still hoping to find out some more details about the process before including it in my article, but it is an interesting footnote to the story of a great ship.
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Regarding the destruction of the Royal George I own an inkwell in the form of a Capstan made from wood recovered from the ship and which has the original label stating it's origin on the bottom. By coincidence a number of years later I found a scrimshaw replica of the ship nicely done but I believe it is resin based. Anybody able to advance my knowledge of either or both items.
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