General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

FIBROUS GLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC HULL & COVER

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Watercraft

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Florida

City

Edgewater

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Newfoundland and Labrador

Period

BETWEEN 1976 & 1982

Canada

ONE OF TWO U.S. COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFEBOATS ABOARD OCEAN RANGER DRILLING RIG. BOAT CONTAINED NO FUEL, PROVISIONS OR OTHER EQUIPMENT AND MANY OF THE SEATBELTS WERE STILL ROLLED-UP ON RECOVERY. BOAT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN OCCUPIED (REPORT P.358). 69 OF THE 84-MAN CREW WERE CANADIANS.

Function

Unknown

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

NUMEROUS MARKINGS ON LIFEBOAT FRAGMENTS PERTAINING TO TENSILE STRENGTH TESTING, ETC. SMALLEST PIECES CONTAINED IN 2 'TECHNITROL LIMITED' ENVELOPES.

Missing

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Finish

DARK ORANGE COLOURED EXTERIOR - BROWN ON REVERSE.

Decoration

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