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Nom de l'objet : Artwork
Catégorie de l'objet : Communication Artifact
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : Art
Matériaux : Paper
Wood
Numéro d'accession : No Acquisition # 22
Province d'utilisation : Newfoundland
Pays d'utilisation : Canada
Période : WWII
Description : This is a color reproduction of Newfoundland artist Grant Boland. There is a depiction of women cleaning the oil from the shipwrecked sailors of the USS Truxton/Pollux.
Commentaires : 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 4:00 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.
Hauteur : 2
Longueur : 43
Largeur : 22
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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