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Life Raft Fragment
Specifications
Life Raft Fragment
Category
Military
Classification
CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Water Transportation Equipment - Watercraft - Vessel, Emergency - Lifeboat - Raft, Life
Object Origin
Date Manufactured:
c. 1940
Place of Production:
Germany
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Rectangular fragment of a yellow rubber life raft from the U-505. On front in black ink is simplified cartoon drawing of a sailor in military dress with his arms raised above his head and text below. Reverse side is black.
Materials:
rubber
Marks: “Beide Arme hochheb*”
Measurements: Object:
Height: 7 in, Length: 5 in, Width: 0.2 in
Credit
Gift of Tom Jamieson, 1990.13.42
Display Status
On Exhibit
Life Raft Fragment
About: Life Raft Fragment
About: Life Raft Fragment
This is a fragment of a German lifeboat with a diagram instructing the sailor to “raise both arms” as a signal to friendly aircraft overhead.
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