Flask
St. Lawrence Miner's Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Flask |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Personal Artifacts |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Personal Gear |
| Matériaux : | Metal |
| Numéro d'accession : | 997.2.74 |
| Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada |
| Période : | WWII |
| Description : | The water bottle has a flat rectangular bottom. The body is rounded and bulges outward but gets very narrow at the top. There is a lid which has vertical lines running around its width. There is a piece of rope that has been wound twice around the neck and ended in a knot. |
| Commentaires : | On February 18, 1942, a fleet of three ships the USS Truxtun, 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 Truxtun 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, 203 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. |
| Fonctions : | The water bottle was recovered from the disaster of the USS Truxton and Pollux. |
| Hauteur : | 19 |
| Largeur : | 11 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Établissement : | St. Lawrence Miner's Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | St. Lawrence |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland & Labrador |
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