19th Century Storage Barrel Ex HMS Arethusa

A striking coppered oak barrel with iron band and rope handles

HMS Arethusa was a 50 gun forth rate sailing frigate launched in 1849

In 1861 she was converted to use as a s team frigate and was decommissioned in 1874

She was then acquired by the Shaftesbury Foundation and used as a training ship on the Thames until broken up in 1934

Full of character

Dimensions :

53cm height

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