Fork
Lawn Heritage Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Fork |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools & Equipment for Materials |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Food Processing Tools & Equipment |
| Matériaux : | Metal, Stainless Steel |
| Technique de fabrication : | Mass Produced |
| Numéro d'accession : | No Acquisition # 7 |
| Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada |
| Période : | WWII |
| Description : | The fork has four prongs and it is made of a thin metal. There is raised decoration visible as a raised double line that travels up the handle of the fork and separates to form a triangular shape at the top with a raised oval shape at the apex. At the tip of the handle end there is a "hill-like" projection. |
| Commentaires : | This knife was recovered from the wreck of the USS Truxton and Pollux. On February 18, 1942, a fleet of three ships the USS Truxton, Pollux, and Wilkes were travelling to Argentia, Newfoundland in a blinding snow storm. At approximately 4:30 am the Wilkes ran aground on the beach but was able to get itself unstuck. However, the 1200 ton destroyer USS Truxton crashed ashore at Chamber Cove on the outer side of the St. Lawrence. At the same time the 6085 ton supply ship USS Pollux ran aground at Lawn Point. In the disaster that followed, 293 people died and 186 survived. The survivors credit their rescue to the people of nearby Lawn and St. Lawrence who risked their lives to help the sailors. |
| Longueur : | 18 |
| Largeur : | 2 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Établissement : | Lawn Heritage Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Lawn |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland & Labrador |
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