Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2
Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2
Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2
Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2
Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2
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Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2

Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2

 
Vintage Treen HMS Wellesley 1815 Cornwall Teak Match Vesta Barrel 1950s Nautical Marine WW1 WW2

Item - Vintage Souvenir Match Barrel made from the teak of the Royal Navy's HMS Cornwall (originally named HMS Wellesley in 1815) after the ship was hit by a German Air Strike in 1940 and raised in 1948 and beached at Tilbury she was broken up. Some of the timbers were used to rebuild the Royal Courts of Justice in London, while her figurehead resides in Chatham Dockyard  (please see all photos).

Maker - Unknown

Stamps - Metal Plaque Attached

Type - Souvenir

Circa - 1950s

Construction - Teak

Country of Origin - England

Dimensions - 2.25" in height

Weight - 31 gram

Condition - Excellent Used Condition (please see pics)

Other Interesting Points - HMS Wellesley was a 74-gun third rate, named after the Duke of Wellington, and launched in 1815.

She captured Karachi for the British, and participated in the First Opium War, which resulted in Britain gaining control of Hong Kong.

After this she served primarily as a training ship before gaining the distinction of being the last British ship of the line to be sunk by enemy action and the only one to have been sunk by an air-raid.

(Please see all Photos).

POSTAGE & PACKAGING

There is a charge of £3.00 for Postage and Packaging to all U.K. Residents (Standard UK Delivery), we will also ship Worldwide please check table below for delivery costs. If you have any questions please feel free to contact!

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Next Day UK Delivery £9.00
Signed For UK Delivery £4.00
Standard UK Delivery £3.00
Air Mail Europe £6.00
Air Mail Outside Europe £10.00
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