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S-082-C(3).04 USS Oklahoma Salvage, Righting Tackle Model

S-082-C(3).04 USS Oklahoma Salvage, Righting Tackle Model
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Description: Salvage operations, USS Oklahoma (BB-37), sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack. Model of 34 part righting tackle with two hauling ends. Fixed block to the right. This mockup was used in the design of the full size righting gear, used to right and refloat the capsized battleship.
Accession #: S-File
Catalog #: S-082-C(3).04
Tags: NHHC_Tags:special-interest/topic/diving-salvageNHHC_Tags:conflicts-and-wars/world-war-ii-wwiiship_types/battleshipNHHC_Tags:conflicts-and-wars/pearl_harbor
Donor: Captain F.H. Whitaker
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Date: Sun, Nov 29, 1942
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