General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

22

Total Parts

28

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cast silver metal [galvanized steel ?] pulley; green woven synthetic rope handle.

Dimensions

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

Length

18.0 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

2.8 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

Provided for use between 1976 & 1982. This pulley presumably never used.

Canada

Despite its size, reputation for invulnerability & regulatory controls over design, construction and operation the Ocean Ranger & all 84 crew members was lost during a storm February 15, 1982. Of those killed, 69 were Canadians. This pulley was among the items routinely supplied and carried aboard Ocean Ranger life raft survival kits.

Function

Unknown

Technical

When it was launched in 1976 the Ocean Ranger was the largest, self-propelled semi submersible offshore drilling unit in the world. (Report, p. vii)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None evident.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Cast silver metal [galvanized steel ?] pulley; green woven synthetic rope handle.

Decoration

N/A