life ring
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19810835-022
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1942
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Water transportation accessory
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1942/01/01
- Latest 1942/12/31
- Inscription NAVAL (C Broad Arrow) 124; DOMINION (?) COMPANY LIMITED 1942
- Materials Fibre unidentified
- Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
- Measurements Height 2.0 cm, Length 47.1 cm, Width 52.0 cm
- Caption Naval Life Ring
- Additional Information The RCN initially used this life ring, nicknamed a "Mae West" after the famous actress. Inflated by a tube, the "Mae West" was a basic survival tool but not a wholly reliable one.