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By J.W. LAVERS area was to take the greatest width of shop possible, without

In the fall of 1963, i was de running into excessive costs for cided by the directors of Bath- yhe building structure or for the urst Marine Ltd to relocate shop crapes. This factor and a their entire shipbuilding estab- consideration of the breadth of lishment in the largest type of vessel which

was the result ef a number of indoor construction, resulted in tactors. a shop breadth of 8 feet. The On August 2 the provincial jencth of the shop, for the first government announced that it phase, was thus fixed

would co-operate with a Canad- feet

ian-Norwegian* development or- | feteen fanization

able length of vessel that can

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.15 or 20 tons each.

BATHURST MARINE, ENCLOSED BUI LDING WAYS AND ATTACHED SHOPS

etown Shipbuilding Yard And Fish

pipe-~ fitting and electrician Most of the welding is by

shops.

in future years for building ves- es giving AC and DC output: sels of 200 feet or more, an area

a launching berth to accommo- placement, stroboscopic effect date vessels up to about 350 feet. placement, stroboscopic effect *

This berth will be arranged so and speed of recovery after to the shipyard and this accom- The last two to

that vessels will be erected from shut-off, a combination of mer-

pre-fabricated sections weighing cury vapour, incandescent and and staff. with drawing office ‘jent and tube lighting was and conference room.

_ fluorescent hting _ The main features of the plant chosen. A $35 cfm air compress- equipment are as follows: Heat- or has been installed in a ing of the main building is by arate compressor house and pip- Dravo hot air furnaces, and a ing installed around the shop to

Power at 550 volts, three- phase, locations. : i and 230-115 volts single phase is The shop floors are heavy re- available at convenient loca- inforced concrete throughout,

tions throughout the layout. The anti anchor plates flush with the jated with PVC covered fibre- of

main switchbtard is located on a concrete surface have been em- | steel platform suspended be- bedded in a grid pattern, so that

tween the building’s side col- welding jigs fixtures _may umns and the panels and wiring be we them and then. Te chipped off again when no long- |

government had signed an | under | By J.W. LAVERS

In Georgetown where once the length of the waterfront was

of to large enough fleet modern off-shore trawlers

supply Gulf Garden Foods In order to maintain and

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it was natural for the authorities te examine the possibilities of shipbuilding in the province, and the result of discussions was in the trade termed as Hull No. 12 is nearing completion and this hull will be named on May 22, by Mrs. Shaw, wife of Pre- mier Walter R. Shaw, who will officially declare the shipyard

well as repair facilities. at the fish plant's front door, and also tenveniently located for the ex-

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Already work is underway on Hull No. 14 and Hull No. 15 will have construction started soon.

LIMITATIONS

This plan fitted in well with eertain limitations about the fa- cilities in Bathurst, New Brun-

swick. Already there appeared construction of these ships. to be a limitation on the length There is no formal kee! laying, of vessel of about 150 ft.. and at least in so far as it used to be the shipyard there not being or- known. At the start the ship is iginally laid out as such. had a actually built upside down, until number of operational draw- construction reaches a certain backs. stage. and then it is turned over. ‘The building berths. outfitting Patterns from the mould loft ef @harf, and fabrication and ma- frames are cut out of steel and ehine shops, were all a consid- attached to the keel. Keel bars arable distance from each dther, are marked out and cut and thus making for difficult and main frames shaped, marked slow communications and inef- and cut port and starboard. ficient use of labour. Further- In the building of steel trawl- more, the wharf that was used ers only the basic construction for outfitting was part of a for- is completed by launching time. mer sawmill property, and

vided very poor foundation

Conditions. In order to build a

modern outfitting wharf.’ with

suitable craneage. the extent of

piling and dredging wou'd. in

all probability be greater than

that required to produce a new

aftificial jetty protruding out

from a firm shoreline

The P.E.1. Government made

@ grant of land, made available

to the government by the Town

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control only and is fitted with a |

‘lephones, navigational

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er required.

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one three ton Demag crane The 10 ton ¢ranes can be controlled alternatively from the floor or

cabs at crane girder

It is after launching that the CTeep speed on the hoist mech- |

carpenters and metal workers; 22ism for careful placing of

pipe fitters, painters, electri- !a™@e work pieces on the ma-

cians go to work to complete the Chines.

interior and exterior. - , The fabrication shop contains set about install- one 18 ft. five-eighths inches

S€P- and outdoor lighting makes for easy communication around the . : : : ard. The asphalt_is—supported_; ; Comfortable working tempera- provide compressed air at 100 . a six-inch layer of soil ce ‘ture is attained at all times. pounds pressure at convenient ment

fabricated steel buildings, insu- Guard. The first vessels te be

built from the keel up in George- glass. The other buildings are town and the first steel vessel to wood frame construction.” be built in this Province is the

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frequently and the ar-

very one more'¥s at present being out-

Cognos. Fe ore, an area__ From the point of view of col- rangement _is_proving satisfac-_fitted--These- an eee —_—£dward—istand.— This decision was considered likely for total has been-reserved for laying out or quality, accessibility for re tory. fitted; These—four-were— ‘Soon-

at Bathurst and were

4 A modern office building has ee to Georgetown at been erected near the entrance stages

modates about 25 management | Georgetown

A basic system of paved r

The ‘fabrication shop, machine shop and stores are Armco pre- done on the ¢

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ing the most modern electronic mild steel capacity type gadgetry, and engineers install p rolls, one 10 ft. by | the engines, pumps and related ighths inches mild steel

devices. The modern sféel traw- capacity pearson electro-hydrau- | lers are equipped with radio te- lic shear and one horizontal inmstru- press for frame bending. The | ments and echo sounders which liatter was designed by the ship- | are used for the detection of vyard's own staff, and built by | two engineering firms in Nova |

Introduced to North American Scotia. It is a very versatile shipbuilding by Bathurst Mar- machine, being quickly and con- fine Ltd, the Norwegian-design- veniently adaptable for cold ed aill-steel stern trawl fishing frame bending, flanging of; brac- boats provide safety: economy kets and floors, removal and in- of tidimpower and have proven Stallation of heavy liners and their suitability and capability bushings and other similar jobs.

to do the job: , (CHINE CAPABILITY

Wootien trawlers, are side "hah ae to install a trawlers and drop their cone- press brake in the future if the shaped net over fhe side, and of work warrants it. drag is along on 3 cant, aNd The machine shop is fitted with haul it back on deck in the an the necessary machines to same way it went over. When repair and manufacture such pulling the net the ship has to items as propeller sharfs, rudder lie to in the wind and the fisher- stocks, goose-neck fittings, in men are unprotected from the other words the normal range wind and spray. of fittings which are traditional- The steel stern trawler drops ly manufactured by the ship- her nets through a gate and yard.

ramp aft, then drags them The carpenter’s shop is well through the water in a direct equipped with modern wood-. fofward motion. She works with working machines for manufac- her bow to the wind, this makes turing the ship's furniture and her less vulnerable to roll, and cabin linings. The main doors in the fabrication shop are sup- ported on tracks at the lower end, to avoid loading the roof structure with their weight. They are fitted with rubber

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Mayor—Howard S. MacLean

Councillors:—J."W. Lavers, Joan Gurrie, James C.,McGonnell, John P. MacDonald,

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HULL OF NEW DRAGGER NEARS COMPLETION

vessel to be named at the offic- dent of Bathurst Marine Limit-,quently joined Bathurst Marine ial opening ceremonies at Geor- ed. After nine years with Brown, Ltd, and held the position: of- of- getown on Saturday. May 22 = Boveri ‘Camada) Lid. Mr Ben- fice mamager, personnel manag- This vessel is a 129 foot. long ®¢tt joimed Moe Industnes Lid. er and secretary prior to his pre- as office manager and subse- seat appointment.

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We are pleased to have been associated with this new firm.

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637 Craig St. West, Suite 1002, Montreal 3, P.Q., Canada Cable Address: Vessels Telephone: 868-2780, Night: 684-2648 49 Pownal Street Charlottetown

DESIGNERS AND CO-ORDINATING ‘CONSULTANTS FOR - "GULF GARDEN FOODS. LIMITED IN COMPANY*WITH E.H. MATHIESEN.

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