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Ballast Stones
in Nautical/Naval History
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There is a small maritime museum near the Delaware Bay in Delaware that has a ballast bar, possibly of pig iron, that is marked, imprinted with the word “FIGUEROA”. It is the Spanish word for figs. The pig iron bar is said to be from a Spanish ship and was found by the crew of the Nellie Mary in 1855 - I have since to see another ballast stone or bar that was imprinted or marked with a name. Has anyone seen one that is marked, imprinted with a name or word or the name of the ship that it was on?