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HMS Victory Fore-Topsail
Cleaning and research in preparation for display
Project undertaken by the Textile Conservation Centre in 2005
Presentation prepared by Dr Paul Garside and Kate Gill,
Textile Conservation CentrePictures by kind permission of the Commanding Officer of HMS Victory
Lt Cdr D J ‘Oscar’ Wild RN
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HMS Victory Fore-Topsail
Cleaning and research inpreparation for display
2005
Conservation Team: Robin Bastian, Tamara Frost, Kate Gill*, Michelle Harper, Anne Kvitvang, Mamiko Matsumura, Amber Rowe, Karen Thompson*project manager
Research Team: Dr Paul Wyeth, Dr Paul Garside
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The Sailhead
foot
24 m
17 m
The sail is constructed from bolts of linen (flax) cloth(each roughly two feet wide), running from head to foot.
The edge is strengthened with hemp rope.
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Yarn samples were taken from areas of pre-existing damage on the Victory sail, along with one loose fabric section.
Samples and SurrogatesYarn samples were taken from areas of pre-existing damage
on the Victory sail, along with one loose fabric section.
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Mechanical Testing – Breaking Load
Tenacity (cN.tex-1) – breaking load per unit linear density.
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Mechanical Testing – Slippage
Testing
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fixed pins
moveable pins
appliedload
sailcloth
Slippage tests measure the way in which the sailclothstretches – both temporarily and permanently –
as a load is applied to it.
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Mechanical Testing – Slippage
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Overall Conclusions
• The sail possesses enough residual strength to support its own weight.
• However if allowed to do so it will undergo a permanent deformation.
Therefore, both the direct assessment by the conservators and the results of the mechanical
testing support the conclusion that:
• The sail should ideally be fully supported horizontally or at shallow angle.
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Lt. Cdr. Frank Nowosielski (Commanding Officer, HMS Victory) for giving us the
opportunity to work on such a fascinating project and the Society for Nautical Research and the Ministry of
Defence for supporting the work.
We are also indebted to Colin Appleyard (Hood Sailmakers), Peter Goodwin (Keeper and Curator, HMS
Victory), Mark Jones (Head of Collections, MRASL), Alun Vaughan (ECS, University of Southampton) and
colleagues at the Textile Conservation Centre and the AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and
Textile Studies, particularly Nell Hoare, Amber Rowe and Dr Paul Wyeth.