Ship model
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SCREW STEAMER/PASSENGER/CARGO
- DATE
- 1971
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0443.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bassett-Lowke Ltd.
- MODEL
- CARIBOU, SS
- LOCATION
- Northampton, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD/ METAL/ SOME FABRIC RIGGING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 132.0 cm
- Width
- 20.5 cm
- Height
- 45.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Models
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bassett Lowke
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Northampton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF DEPENDABLE VESSEL THAT WAS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE LINK BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND MAINLAND CANADA. THE SINKING OF THE CARIBOU AND THE RESULTING LOSS OF 137 LIVES IN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE, REPRESENTED THE REALITY OF WORLD WAR II IN OUR OWN COUNTRY. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
THE CARIBOU WAS A PASSENGER/CARGO STEAMER DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN VERY DIFFICULT ICECONDITIONS. IT CROSSED THE CABOT STRAIT 3,600 TIMES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- SINGLE SCREW/ RUST RED BED, BLACK HULL, WHITE TRIM AND YELLOW AND BLACK FUNNEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bassett-Lowke Ltd., Ship model, circa 1971, Artifact no. 1971.0443, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0443.001/
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