Maritime Treen HMS Ganges Salvaged Timber

A larger than normal teak wood barrel made from the timber of HMS Ganges when it was decommissioned and broken up in 1930. HMS Ganges was an 84-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 November 1821 at Bombay Dockyard, constructed from teak. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to bear the name. She was renamed Tenedos III in 1906 and on 13 August 1910, she was renamed Indus V. In October 1922, she was renamed Impregnable III and transferred to the training establishment HMS Impregnable at Devonport. She was finally taken out of service in 1923, and transferred to the dockyard and in 1929, she was sold for breaking up. The following year, after over a century in service, she was finally broken up at Plymouth. The barrel is in very good condition but with little wear and has a black mark inside (possibly ink) The barrel measures 7.5cm tall and 6cm diameter at the top. The barrel has a brass plaque which is engraved – Please see the pictures for full inscription Interesting relic for many collectors