Oarlock
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1982
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0772.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.0 cm
- Width
- 11.2 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Vessel parts
- 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 and 1982
- Canada
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Despite its size, reputation for invulnerability and regulatory controls over design, construction and operation, the Ocean Ranger and all 84 crew members were lost in a storm FEB. 15, 1982. Of those killed 69 were Canadians. - Function
-
Attaches to a boat to provide a place for oars to be set and act as a fulcrum for the oar when rowing. - Technical
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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
- '5' INCISED IN NECK SECTION OF OARLOCK
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Oarlock, before 1982, Artifact no. 1985.0772, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0772.001/
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