Model of cross-section of hull, SS Roosevelt
United States model
12 1/2 x 17 x 5 in. (32 x 43 x 13 cm)John "Jay" S. Hanna (active 12/7/1917 - 7/271993, Rockport, ME)
Object Type:
model
Creation Places:
North America, United States, Maine
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase
Accession Number:
1967.107
This model was built in cross-section to show the massive inner braces used in the Roosevelt's rounded hull. The vessel was designed to engage the ice, rather than merely withstand it, and to rise up when squeezed by ice.
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Location
Latitude: 44.103689, Longitude: -69.108954
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This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
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