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Warship captained by Jane Austen's brother the highlight of new exhibition - GVs

The wooden skeleton of an 18th century Royal Navy warship once captained by novelist Jane Austen's brother will form the centrepiece of a new maritime display. The 245 giant timbers of the 90-gun HMS Namur - one of the Navy's most significant warships during the Age of Sail - were discovered by chance in 1995. The timbers were found during routine conservation work beneath the floor of a wheelwright's shop at the 80-acre Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent, and have undergone careful preservation over the past 20 years. (Footage by PA Media via Getty Images)
The wooden skeleton of an 18th century Royal Navy warship once captained by novelist Jane Austen's brother will form the centrepiece of a new maritime display. The 245 giant timbers of the 90-gun HMS Namur - one of the Navy's most significant warships during the Age of Sail - were discovered by chance in 1995. The timbers were found during routine conservation work beneath the floor of a wheelwright's shop at the 80-acre Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent, and have undergone careful preservation over the past 20 years. (Footage by PA Media via Getty Images)
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Credit:
Press Association
Editorial #:
1365713477
Collection:
PA Media
Date created:
May 26, 2016
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Clip length:
00:01:30:24
Location:
Kent, United Kingdom
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MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 25p
Source:
PA Media
Object name:
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