CM12 - Glass
Cumberland
CM12 = bottle neck (x1), sherds (x9). CM12.1 = 1 x base. CM 12.2 = 1 x base. CM 12.3 = 2 x base fragments
Site Area Code South West
Site Location Wreck site - see 1983 Inspection plan
Number of Items 14
Material Glass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 12
ID 7190
Status Commonwealth
The ship Cumberland was built of teak, iron fastened with iron knees, and had been sheathed with copper. It had two decks, and carried a proofed chain anchor cable as well as two coir rope cables. The vessel’s loaded draught was 17 ft (5.18 m). It was owned by Steel, Lamden and Company, and, under the command of Anthony Steel, had delivered a cargo of 16??000 bushels of wheat from Bombay to...
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