The Topsail of HMS Victory from the battle of Trafalgar, amazing such a thing survived the battle never mind that it was discovered in 1960 under some gym mats in a sports hall in Portsmouth dockyard and renovated. The big rip in the middle is where another mast fell onto it and the smaller holes are cannon and musket damage! These days you can occasionally see it in the Navy museum down there along with many other artefacts from the numerous skirmishes at sea that this country is renowned for, well worth a visit if you're interested in history.
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