General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

28

AKA

bucket

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

31.6 cm

Height

28.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Knowles

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

East Liverpool

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Newfoundland and Labrador

Period

BETWEEN 1976 & 1982

Canada

DESPITE ITS SIZE, REPUTATION FOR INVULNERABILITY & REGULATORY CONTROLS OVER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & OPERATION THE OCEAN RANGER & ALL 84 CREW MEMBERS WAS LOST DURING A STORM FEB. 15, 1982. OF THOSE KILLED 69 WERE CANADIANS.

Function

ITEMS CARRIED ABOARD OCEAN RANGER LIFEBOATS SPECIFICALLY, & TYPICAL OF ANY LIFEBOAT EQUIPMENT. THIS COLLECTION OF ITEMS IS NOT COMPLETE, BUT .21 'OCEAN RANGER LIFEBOAT CHECK LIST' DOES INVENTORY FULL COMPLEMENT TO BE CARRIED. KIT INCLUDES FIRST AID ITEMS, RATIONS, TOOLS & SIGNALING EQUIPMENT.

Technical

WHEN IT WAS LAUNCHED IN 1976 THE OCEAN RANGER WAS THE LARGEST, SELF-PROPELLED SEMISUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT IN THE WORLD (REPORT, p. vii)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BUCKET: 'OCEAN RANGER' STENCILLED IN ORANGE PAINT ON EXTERIOR

Missing

N/A

Finish

GALVANIZED. PARTS: 1 OPAQUE WHITE FUNNEL/ VERY GOOD CONDITION/ FROM #2 LIFEBOAT

Decoration

N/A