Scientists 'rediscover' 200-year-old Royal Navy figurehead mistakenly sawn into pieces
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How a 200-year-old Royal Navy figurehead was mistakenly sawn into pieces
Exclusive: The 21st-century mistake that has helped reveal the sculptural legacy of Trafalgar
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Historic Royal Navy figurehead mistakenly sawn into pieces is 'rediscovered'
AN HISTORIC Royal Navy figurehead, mistakenly sawn into pieces and thought lost forever, has been unearthed by scientists.
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200-year-old Royal Navy figurehead mistakenly sawn into pieces
An early 19th-century, ten foot tall wooden figurehead from the historic Royal Navy warship HMS Victory, has been 'rediscovered'. In 2009 contractors
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