Spike
- Object Name:
- Spike
- Object ID:
- 1976.001
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1819
- Description:
- Square copper spike with a double curve in the shaft, and flat, rounded head. "US" stamped on one side, 1.5" below head. From the USS Granite State, ex-USS New Hampshire, ex-USS Alabama, which burned and sank while under tow off Massachusetts on July 26, 1922, in 30 feet of water. Spike was recovered by recreational divers.
- Material:
- Metal
Copper - Dimensions:
- W-0.9 L-8.3 D-0.8 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Robert H. Gaunt, Jr.
- People:
- Revere, Paul (1734-1818)
- Subjects:
- USS Granite State, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. New Hampshire, Nails and spikes
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