Builder's Plate
Content Description
Builder's Plate; Occidental Victory, object number 2011.001R.0120 Repeater Gyro; Occidental Victory, object number 2011.004R.1199 Life Ring Buoy; Occidental Victory, object number 2011.004R.1382
The S.S. Occidental Victory Collection consists of three maritime artifacts dating from 1945 and associated with the World War II Victory ship named for Occidental College. The collection includes a builder’s plate, a repeater gyro (gyrocompass repeater), and a life ring buoy, each bearing identification associated with the vessel.
The builder’s plate documents the ship’s construction and manufacturer, serving as a permanent identifying marker affixed during the shipbuilding process. The repeater gyro is a navigational instrument component used to relay heading information from the ship’s master gyrocompass to secondary stations, illustrating mid-twentieth-century maritime navigation technology. The life ring buoy represents standard safety equipment carried aboard merchant vessels during wartime service.
Together, these objects have been deposited at Occidental College for permanent display. They are currently displayed in the Mary Norton Library.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Full Extent
From the Collection: 3 Object(s) (Builder's Plate; Occidental Victory Repeater Gyro; Occidental Victory Life Ring Buoy; Occidental Victory)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & College Archives, Occidental College Repository