Once it is reassembled the Iron Duke will stand about 12ft (3.6m) high and weigh about 16 tonnes.
BBC: Iron Duke set for return to Bradford on Avon
In its hey day the machine, called the Iron Duke, after the Duke of Wellington, was at the centre of the town's economy.
The Iron Duke was the first machine in the UK used to roll sheet rubber and cotton together and vulcanise them to make waterproof fabric.
He said he could not confirm for operational reasons whether intelligence had directed the Iron Duke to the vessel, but likened the Royal Navy's patrols to those of a "bobby on the beat" who notices when "something's not quite right".
BBC: Navy seizes cocaine 'worth ?240m'
The latest seizure is the third major counter-narcotics success for HMS Iron Duke off South America in recent months.
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