Antique sailors folk art wood carving of a saluting seaman. This hand carved sculpture depicts a Royal Navy sailor in uniform and it is stamped at the base H.M.S CAMPERDOWN. It is made from teak so it has probably been made from a piece of replaced decking from the ship.

H.M.S. CAMPERDOWN was an Admiral-Class battle ship of the British Royal Navy,  She was named after the Battle of Camperdown, a naval engagement between the British and Dutch that took place in 1797, and resulted in a British victory. 

The Battleship was built at Portsmouth Dockyard and construction started on 18th December 1882, launched on 24th November 1885  and commissioned in July 1889.

H.M.S. CAMPERDOWN was 330 feet in length, with a displacement of 10,600 tons and carried a compliment of 530 crew.

Her sister ships included: HMS ANSON, HMS RODNEY, HMS BENBOW, HMS COLLINGWOOD, HMS HOWE.