Teredo Worm — Hull Degradation

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A coppered hull in dock. Not a named-ship portrait.

Overview

The pest is already on HMS Victory — Overview. Copper Sheathing — Hull Protection was added during a 1780 refit to combat the teredo worm that plagued wooden ships in warm waters.¹

The 1780 Pest

This note covers that pest only. Species taxonomy and the 1779–1783 fleet programme stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.

English Elm — Shipbuilding Timber and English Oak — Shipbuilding Timber stay on their own notes. Do not invent a species taxonomy or a fleet programme from this page.²

Sources

• @white2005nelson
• HMS Victory — Overview

Related

Navigation

• MOC_Ships_Maritime
• Shipbuilding_Materials_Index

Same Subject

• HMS Victory — Overview
• Copper Sheathing — Hull Protection
• English Oak — Shipbuilding Timber
• English Elm — Shipbuilding Timber

Cross-Domain

• Age of Sail — Era Overview
• Age of Sail — Chronological Timeline

Footnotes

1. Copper sheathing added during a 1780 refit to combat the teredo worm in warm waters: HMS Victory — Overview. ↩

2. The 1780 refit stays on Copper Sheathing — Hull Protection. Do not invent species taxonomy or a 1779–1783 fleet programme. Not a Natural_Philosophy note. ↩