General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

15

Total Parts

28

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length

6.8 cm

Width

2.2 cm

Height

1.3 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

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

‘R. PERRY & CO. LTD. 8' HEAD/ PERRY/ WHISTLE/ MADE IN ENGLAND' AND ‘MK II/1' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON ONE SIDE. ‘.75' (PRICE?) HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK BELOW MFR'S MARKINGS.

Missing

N/A

Finish

ORANGE PLASTIC/ IN GOOD CONDITION/ FROM #2 LIFEBOAT

Decoration

N/A