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Significant

Car Ferry

ce Of New Discussed

By Isla nd Members

Prince Edv/ard Island represeu-l tatives 1n the Senate and House of Commons at Ottznva have Qmigintlli’ contributed 1l1e follow- ing messages to Guardian readers on the uc asion of 1111s special edition: Senator J. l5. Sitar-lair:

“The i111111g111.11,.111 of the Car Ferrv "dbeguvett" on Bordc11-'I‘nrm1-11t2111- route will mark a ft1r111cr athance 111 this service. F‘ro111 the entry of P1'i11ce Edward Isyazd 111 i873 11 lflllll'tl\l_‘lll\‘ll' ll‘. b01111 a 1111-101" it"1‘11t1t111 11f .11‘ ment: .111t1 e1. place 111.111- '

"In 1R3; ‘.110 11111-1‘

new t11e 1

st-lll

111w service that eugaeed Federal Govern-

eflicicncyfl

. 11 romtntttt-e of 11f (‘tllilllillli was 11p- lW’1‘11t1-1l 111 1111111110 .11t0 mean: 11f 1-.i.1'1'y:11t1 11111 (‘onfede lion 1.11 give 111s communicattoii bcnveeti Fdunvd I and and tl1e mainland The find: of that Committee ‘was that ‘h.- propt-r place to es- tahl-sh 1111- co1nmutvratiot‘. 1111s be- tween (‘ape ‘Fratt-rsc and Cape Tormehtine Their f“1d111: was '10‘ acted 1111011 ‘ the car ferry service was ‘i917 and. from tha‘ fiilll/Wlli. 1m;1!‘1'11'c111r-t1's xade in bath 1110 terminals The ferry boa‘-

"In niWinir ‘111- t-be ice look ‘moron-d. have v01 111111 'l‘l'.e tl/‘rils '1 P011110?

1'30.

i110 terms continu-

.1;

time r011-

A bcgwcit

11 .,.,..

1..

‘V1111

with four trope 1 '1 and two a!‘ " able her 111 '31-‘ more effiz-lcalr hopcrl that v-lth i119. ‘node-n design Abczweit. and ‘he lmor11\'en1.‘11f in the docks 111s: delav will. occur during “:0 <="11.=c.t1

"./\1111f111~“ f 1- t‘i.1‘ lacnof" 1‘1e neonlc 1f 11111‘ Prov- ince 1s ‘he lc-wci. -.1 of the fare 0'1 111cm" ‘.r"ck< 1.11=‘t1out 111111. t0 that 1vl1‘r':1 has in ‘he past. fir" docs 111111" lanrls-("nriivvw Forrv

"In l-1Iv 151411, the Board of Transport l10ld a hearing ir‘. Charlo-‘etatvn 1vl1ere it was shown '11.‘ evidence that Pri Island 1v1s 11111. trcrvrnr-n‘. tho‘ was guaranteed 1o l‘ ':11d"r ‘lic ‘crins of Corflcdcra- fion ‘o oitablc 11s to comocte in the ncarbv markets on equal terms wPh o'l.'11‘r r- tizcns of Canada who

‘10 on the mainland. decision 11f the Board. '11 ‘r1: made 0r. February 5111 1111'» some relief 111 the fore 111N111‘ ‘rucizs 111v. 11111 not

should ‘he

1 ‘er should

s-1.'t"1-’='11‘. 'l"i1c care 1110s 11111011 up . represcnla- I

(".11."- tz. .

11v 111p ‘Island . and fionotnrs with a Com- nvttrc 11f Cabinet on April 11' ‘r- 11"< 11,111 nrftgnntud b" 311' .1 V‘ ‘fy-Nhuoht ‘ti. P and +1“. Ptlfffimo of ‘hat 111-Minn is the‘ 110w rates arc-now 1n effect ‘shlrh V1111‘ tho r111‘ o" finished ng-AAHM; 0f 11» fawn .11- 111-1 mu. cries: to h" Por-"od 111' ‘"1101’. "1 U“ mainland frco of chew"- With the imnrovrrl 1""<i¢!l\ o’ t1."- non‘ fnwycq n-Wch con FflPfV n trw-‘c and load of f"t-n ‘ons on ‘mhtnln rim-lg thle rhqnld nvnva M reel 1101111111 to Prim-1- Wdivard Island. "111.- potter 1'1 the 111111.11

.1...

6101"!‘ how‘ '1 factor ’1‘11’l scrvlgc "cross won't" ““‘~1 thr- new term-

are comrfleted "

411/1

Fcnafor J. A ‘Mar-Donald:

vpntvo-t Wye u... h.“

“Wcfcrr 21: to rnr1~m"‘\.‘ 111 0111111110110“ forr" "Thmivcil" T

in." 11 .‘- ccrcmonv 11‘ Parr‘ ‘.11 connection 1011-1. 111- twn-a- w -11~=1~..,1 M... ‘111 f-invt-c-i on Satur-

11mp- "-111.

',‘|H1~-:nrd r111‘ 11st.

“It was '1 ._....»-. 1n.,.,_,,..,. \Va‘l1‘1' and

m-a-o-va gtfesnef/Wi, Man‘ pa».

"rs .1011": were r‘1"-".r'nt ttic l1‘lcr hclng 1111- of- ficial rvorformcr of fht! christen- ing ‘which cost the 10's of a 1111c" 110N111 of 1-11111111011110

"V/‘n were 11111011 n11 nnnov-tunttw for 111100011011 of a" dcttfils. and ‘licre. is 1111 donh‘ thls shin will ntcasilrp up to the icdnirr-mt-nts c’ tho scrvicr- F110 has capacity for about. slktv freight cars 1nd about. one hundred and flftv autos and trucks. and in the vlclnltv of nine lumdred passeng- ers 1' fccl satisfied that for 111.» fr." time since o11r Province ont- r-ed Confederation the contrac‘ 1.f 111/- 1701111111011 Government to furnish 01111111111011! and satisfact- orv freight. xnd passenger sci-vice to our Province will he carried out

"flhr has a splendid appear- rince. but 1' will not- aitemnt anv aMr-rivllon as it would rooulrrtoo "l" l" some». and no doubt. yo11 will ltave reports from statements hv Faluttet. liliifstcrs and other offl- riwl»; 11110 ivrro present, and “ihn ¥t1'1l‘F‘ rl-nine the ccrcmonv.

"T t"1|sf that she will alwavs tnersurr‘ 11p t.‘ 111.- rpquirpment; which are pxpoptgd,"

“fr...”

Forvator James I‘. McIntyre;

"Win-n the n01‘: car ferry “Ahe-

g\vr-t‘1" sffiams down th0 St Law- Rlvcr into the Gulf of SL1

. nee and st1rt~. on her plan h'-i‘.‘.'0c11 Borden and Cape Tor- tncntinc, a new day will have ‘weed fnr Prince Edward Island

‘ 1111111111

aange that tooki

the bFsl ,

HUGE.

established in ‘

have b01111, and .

on _. 110 ‘wvp the 110st o11’-' service that 1v»

11f the '

and , on the Wood Is-.

the ,

Smalls ,

I"tl'1"t’l to 11101

-n"l .

moolmlcs to make

insof as transport ion 1s con- cerned and our basic industries o1 farming and fishing 1v1ll be 1n 11 better posziion than c\e1' before. Our newest industuv, the tourist business, will also be 1n a favor-

1 tibia position. as the car ferry i1

itself should attract mziuy 101111- ..~.ts from all parts of Canada 11nd the United States.

“When the ‘Cl1a1'1oiteto\\'11' sank we were facing some of the dark- est days of World War ll atnl etery Prince Edward Islander 11111.1 nos not. 111 ‘he armed forces 11.1- attcmpting to do his or her par‘. .11 larodtit-iioii 11f loud fur Br-tazn and her 11111-5 Anything 11111‘ tlisrttlt 1111s flow of looti- ltufis must of ncces ty bt- 11ew- ed as tragic.

"Due to tl1e n1a11_v grave tibstacles facing the (iovcrtititi-iit of Caniuli 0111x111: 11".‘ war. i: 1121s 11111111» 1110 to give 11s a slltp whit-ii 111111111

1-01 0111' l'0flilll‘0lll.‘lll.< and 111 the some time take 11 fu1‘tlt1"r along the road tmvards fultilltut! the 1111i what delays. However 1111s has been 1-oinpczisritcd 1111' a111i we .~l1.1ll 110w have the lar: st a d mo‘ power- ful i1-0 brc .1.’ 1.1 f01.'1‘v 111 the world as wrll 11s the largest ship cvl-r 1111.111: i11 Canada.

"Great crttlt‘ is

11f "l‘:.111<-1111't

due ‘he ‘.\Ii11- 5110 cffirials of 111111 the 1~‘e:lc1'.'1l

from Prince Ed-

. 11d who were constantly lo sec that we got

-“.‘n that n10d01.'n science

.111 and f.11<l1l.o11"

icnator ll. W. Robinson:

‘l \\.1= v01)‘ ltlcasi-cl to a1te11ti the rvrenuunrs 111-id at upon 1110 11.111111: of our new car ferry‘. I a . sure every Prince Ldtvard Islutvicr who was ablc to ziitctitl fcl‘. 1111i: 1t was a urcat rep tovrards solving 0111' trans- pcrtatu111 problem. The '.-\bcg\veit'. with 1'1e new deepnvater termin- als 11.11. l am stire. answer 111$ 111111110111.

“It must have been with great s11i~f11u11o11 that. Premier Jones and other Palace Edward Island- ers present watched as Mrs. Jones snipped the cord that released the bizttle of champagtic and christ- cnetl the <l1.p 'Abeg\1't-i1'. "1 name which is very ..11e 11s 1t perpetuates a 1 me given our Is- land by the 1 ' a1 inhabitants

Indians.

! “A number of Pnnce Edward ilslandcrs from all parts of Can- l1d11 atienticcl the ceremonies and 1t am sin-e no person was more tpleased t0 be present than o11r former Prince County Federal ireptesentatlvc Colonel the Hon-

rable J. 1.. Rfilstuu, who. with

: . Ralston. 011110 clown to 5.111111 for the 01-0 1011 It must lmve .l1tc11 to 111111 the rcalization 11f somrihitif: he has long- looked forward to. I think it was also a great. occasion to Mr. Simzird ..111rl all those who were associ- ated with him 111 i110 construction of tl1‘s ship 111111 that they would i onsidcr it a 1'c:1-l1-ttet' day 'l‘l11- '1begweit has a smart and b“.".l1‘. appearance in its white and green pair.

“Foilowing i110 ccrcniotiv of ‘naming the ship. all went on board. 1111111! it t1: capacity. Jcommodatinn is mut-h greater ‘him on the ‘Charlotictmvn’ and .l.1st as luxurious. This applies to tho furnish-nus of the ship "ii-ottuhoui.

“I know that. a great ‘Prince Edward Islanders like to visit the ship but I -111'e c1'01.'_vo11e realizes that \\'l111t

mate important is for the <_\1;<1_--.v0:t.‘ to bee} the scrvirc for 11.11‘ she was b11111. as soon as _ hlc aftci s11" has br-cn form- n11‘ 1x11101011 over to the Canadian l‘! ‘lcnal R11‘\\1‘.'s l-lotvcvcr. nos- "Wv some F1111‘ 1'11"!‘ ‘W0 M‘ 111V" 1111\- ran b0 arranged to noon!" 1n visit

almost

1vot1ld am

1' ‘s ‘t1‘.'.\' cnetfo

@111 "1

lli‘

("licster S. ‘Irfmre. M1‘.

for Otironis:

‘if. W.

the delegation island pres-

“I was 11:11‘ of front Priiuc l1'11'1v.1rrl .11t. at 111v cliristeiiitig and si-r-ction of out ncw car ferry ‘Ahcguril’ a‘. Sore-l on June ‘Z8111 ;Ouite frankl; I “'11s dciighted 111it11 the appearance of 1110 110w ..=11lp both ins-dc and 11ut and was igrcatlv imnrcsst-d with the 0x- planatlons given me of her tre- nzctidotis povler and ice-breaking NHiflPliy.

“On my way hack to Ottawa from Sort-l. my ihtniulit was that the Department. of Transport had been responsible for having had r1 vessel designed and b111lt. which was splendidly fitted for the im- rortant. function she will perform --namclv the speedy and efficient transport of passengers and prim- orv products of farm and sea from n11r ‘Island Province to the mainland.

"I om glad to reiterate the con- gratulations I voiced 1n thc ffotise rt Commons to Mr, Chcvi-lcr 0111' lblltiislcr cf ‘transport. on 111-Win! ‘he ‘Abegvvcltf built. and I am sure sho will tend t0 stimulate tourist. as well as frcloht traffic rcross Northumhcrland Strait For the past two years. I hove seldom 111st. occasion to press for speech completion 0f our car fen-v on the floor 0f the House. ‘l’ have no on that. score .='11ce ‘I 1110s merely volclntz the concern of 88000 Prince Fdward Islander! on tho vital question of

step ‘

terms of Confederation wlth- ‘ seemed 1o 11s as serious ‘

1

the gucsts ‘

Tho dinitig-room ac- ,

many ‘

thc 5

i f tt-ring 11-

1

island-mainland transportation. "In CUIIJUIICIIDD 1111111 the ad- vent. of the ‘Abt-gwcit‘ and her 50111; into LCIYICC I am pleased .h.1t work is under way for re- pair of our terminals. When this is done. I will be the first to con- gratulate the Government, on liv- 111g up to the spirit as well 11s the lettcr of the Confederation Pact." Mr. J. Lester Douglas, M. P. for Queens ‘ presume that you will have a tiumoer of stories launching 01 the "Abeuweit", so I am enclosing instead a statement ut the 110st of different ice break- ers from 1898 t.1 the present time. You will note the total cost of the ftve ice bfflllillfls 111.115 much .855 than breaker “Abegu-eit" which 1s over five 1111111011 dollais ‘ "I trust 1.111s inlorniatioti 111111 be of some inn-rest to you. and‘, the general plliiil.‘ i.’ _10u see fit lo publish ii at the present time. i ight say that the Island‘ ’1s and S-Jnatous 11110 wet‘: ent at Sore! witncssii-z thei ' y, o.’ tile carle-i ‘Rhea-- .1'." \t‘r>\‘ 111111-11 1 szvd to; sL-n- siiih :1 tnagttifitriit siup 111111- plrleil " iliiiclosurct

1 1 . . 1 I

"'P:'1111'c Edward Island"

Plus and repairs

T0111;

l1cttcrn1c111s

"Charlottetown"

Plus bettc-rrnciits and repairs Total

1Gra11d total‘ prior t0 hcgiveit

i Dr. Thos. V. Grant. DIP. for Kings: 1 i "I saw the ‘Abct-ucit‘ for t.l1c ‘inst 11.1110 1111 Saturday. J1111c 2Q. lfl-‘fl, 11111011 11c 111-111 1o Sorcl. Que- 1100, on 111v1i.1ti011. t0 b1- present. at ‘ the Chi-ii-tcnitig Ct-rcn-nnv.

Sorcl 1

"Altl1ougl1 1111s art-at 1111111 is nmv complct011 111111 111-titty 101' scrnt-c. H.110 11119511011 remains. 1s she c0111- petent to fulfil the 1011 for which she 1s intended. that 1s‘ to give 00111111110115 and t111i11tor1'upt.ed datlv service bctwt-ett Print-c Ed- 1var11 Island 111111 the Mainland. sununcr and winter. I am not qualified to gnc an opinion.

“O11 the abme date, in 1-0r11pa11_\_' with M1‘. Ewen Matthews, M.P.. the Dean of the l-lottsc 0i‘ Com- mons, and his amiable wife. and ‘Honourable Mr. Bridges. Minister oi I-‘islit-"ies. niso hlcssrs. Emer- 'so11, lvlaloticy. D1111‘ as‘ Mt-Lure, MaiNatiuht and Baker. all Mari- time Afcmbers of Parliamctit, and Senators Mat-Dottalti and Robert- isoit, Mrs. Grunt 11nd I reached |ltfontrcal l.~_v train and at 12.30 jnoon 111-re met 11y a special 1111s land the party 00111-01011 1110115.: the jbcautiful St lmvrcncc t.o Sore-l. iwhcre we arrned on schedule at |2.30 pm.

i "Piomtvtlv, along with about five , we were‘

1111111011 111'. 0.1111 Siflil'~\'fl\', high

guests, lean, up 11 tem- to a platform i on a shivering ‘stoic i11 front of the bow of the i'.»\.t1c_11veii'. A ilnraole rail su1'- 10111111011 the uncusi- platform to .kccp t‘110 <11'1'11l1f\lliS 111 clos: stand- i 111;; l1UalilUll, for the scorching sun. in 111-opemtio11 witl1 a temperature of over ninety degrees, without a 111100-11», t0 'rc11t1e1' them semi-con-

; 1111111111111

‘ ltcrtlctl. p.11'a1'_'. i-onstnu tcd

rcgardng the ‘

the cost of the new ice 1

cnaitcorrajrovvn 61.11.111.111»

made even a cursory ltudy of the

iCanadian l-Iatisard must be im- ‘pressed by the constant struggle .0ur Island representatives, both in the senate and House of Com- mons, have constantly waged to better our transportation facilities. In fact. I cannot recall any prob- lem that has caused our Island [representatives more concern or has been given more concentrated istudy by them than the problem .01 tr)" g to eliminate the handl- it-aps imposed on our economy by ithe Nortliumlverland Strait.

and with changes in our economy inew problems will arise. It. would

1 on rue IRIDGI ~01 THE

"With the passing of the years"

he most unwise to think that our‘

transportation problems are over. . therefore. not. but should ever

1.1L to anticipate our new proh-

bet-Omo . be ,

‘lems and so he ready to grapple‘

1wit11 them when they arise.

"In vntirltlslnfi, I 1111511‘ to con- gratulate Ivlarinc Industries Lim- ited n11 a iuightg; fine ship. I wish to t-otrrraliilatc the Honourable J. L. Ralstoti on insisting that t11e best ship possible be provided. I \\‘isl1 to congratulate the Dwart- ment of Transport. in sticcessfitlly stirmoutulng the n1a11_v difficulties they met during and after the \\.ll‘.

"I wish the every success."

1888

S. S. ‘Ahekwclt’

141,143.00 175,433.00 501,266.00 705,531.25 110,273.97

. 815,795.22 2.l77.951.52 11,193.92 2,l89.l45.44

$3.822.782.66

'r_.__ .____....___..___.._,,........

119421

(i938)

i

1

l i - i ipiates used in re-inforcinl! i i I I

Captain A. G. Jay Junior ltlaster

iEmhodies Latest Type i Facilities For P.E_.l._§er_1igi_ce

continued from Page One.

:llloli1ll(.'(1 111 addition to the regu- ’it\llf7ll water hydrants and

hose. Lin-boats are launched by

gravity and are hoisted by elcc- -

iricity or by hand.

Everywhere below deck, or where exposed. tu the weather heavy .n- suuitiqn nuitertal has been applied to the steel structure as a protec- 1.011 against. fire and corrosion and to prevent condensation.

$110118 for a pfirlfilkftl tipwards of,

t-uo l1111..1‘s before the tmgrin. ln 1111- meantime, many were exhausted and, at least. one youth fainted.

"Thou. t.o prolong the tropical licllishncss of the tit-vasion, another hour was taken up with speeches in the French latiguaige. but event- .i111l_v the Minister of Transport tlcllverctl a much welcomed ad- dress in Ettgllsh, to which Premier Jones and lloiioiiriible Mir. Bridges atlrlcd short. .\l\(.‘1‘\'i\1"S 111 the samc langiiatc. 'l‘1'.e lil‘lil‘\\‘ o! 110111.; askctl to sm a 101v 11111-1111 was not cvictuicd to rinv o1 the island blcmbers or 50111110111 although the 11-111 “as 1111111 for t"e Island. by I110 Federal (io1e1'111n1-11t.

Mrs. Jones. in cravcfu? 1111d ilistin-l. Engli. , the slup “.-\l11‘[rvveit" ' broke the bottle, of champa-ztie over the hull wltitli. lllillldiilt! the lalcsidnit of the ship, occupied less than 11110211 n1l11utcs oi t.t1at swel- aftcinonn and 1.1111'i_v or- gatiized tx-casion, \\‘h11(‘\'1-1' was 1'e- sponslble.

“Futallv.

“Al last. t1 Tlllfllilf‘! of the sur- \ivo1's accepted an invitation to inspect the interior of the vessel 11nd all apprt-claterl the hospitality of ‘Marine Ilntltistritas and it 11111.1‘ who have seen the

1011111‘ can visualize the mo1'e mod- 11-11 cqtiipment adorning the in- terior of this floating palace. which cost three times as much money as her 111-fated predeces- nor."

Mr. J. Watson lth-Naught. M. P. for Prince

"T ttliank you very much for the kind privilege of being able through the columns of yrnir paper t0 evpress a few words on this important occasion.

"l am sure that. when the l. I. ‘Ahegweit.’ comnenceo regular crossings at. Borden. many of our

transportation problems will be solved.

"I11 any scheme t1; lmpnove the economy of Prince Edward Island transportation la a factor that cannot he ignored. This 1a not something new. Anyone who has

ceremony 1

Limited‘. ‘ be added that those} luvury a11cl_ grandeur of i110 S. S. ‘Charlqtte- ‘

Passed Rigid Tcltl

Built by Marine Industries Lim- ucd, at. their shipyard at Sorel, I‘ Q. to the order and specifica- lions. of the Department of ‘Trans- ‘port. the “Abegweifi underwent rigid tests 1o meet. the require- imcnts of the Board of Steamship Inspection, before being turned ‘over to Canadian National Rall- iways to be operated in the regu- lar run. between Cape Tormentine. ‘N. B. and Borden. P. E. I. . EA. Willsh-er, Chairman of 'he Board of sreamsh Inspection Departtncnt r.f T1‘an.~.; rt, has been ’.1 charge of supervision of 1.1m construction 111 1110 capacity of I‘/v»'11.1‘1'.s' li.cj11cs1-'.‘.'.1l.'110. Messrs German & M11110. naval architects tutti 111111-1111 slll‘\'t‘_\ cf Montreal 111-signed 1111: vessc. Generators 111111 electric nntu-s 0:1 and ntaintfat-ttirr-tl by Canad- ian Gcticral Elt-"rzc Co. and the e1 t-tizlnes Dominion Erl-

g. nt- r3111; Wm" The 11011- "allw ’ '1s to all 1111- s sh Corporatmt . 1'1.ng and t1 1'10 twqtfirrmfnts (-1 1111- Canadian Board of Steam-

' car fcrry r011- ntttrds of the

1111p Inspection of the Department '

11f Transport. Confederation Guarantee

The ‘ed 1n flf"‘t1lt1."ilt‘1‘ with the obit- 11‘."-t‘n11s of t211~ (1o1'r1‘11n1c11t of Ca- izmda to ntaintoin .11 ferry service ,:. ss 111'-

“Abcgua-it" was

iCouncll datcd June 2H.

itlhe

construction from inasumch as the specifications de-

terlal as much as possible. ever. .rred

by means of

at approulmntely 5.000 tons

Captain J. B .Maguire Senior Master

between Prince Edward Island and -n1111nla11d. Public inectivigs were also held in Charlottetown, Summcrsicle and other places to ascertain the views of interested parties.

Keel Laid Nov. 19-14

The keel of the "Abegweit" was laid down in November, 1944. Lack cf material owing to wartime and post. war conditions hampered time to time

manded the use of Canadian ma- 110w- tl1c completed hull was low- i11to the waters of the ad- river in September. i946. the marine railway used at. this shipyard. While not as large in

mining

sizz- as

some of the crafts constructed at these jduritig the war, the "Abegwelt" is

and other Canadian yards possibly the heaviest vessel built in the Dominion, being estimated This

1111101111111 ls mainly due to the heavy

i how

ice conditions.

11vas Sl0‘.\‘i_V lowered into

operated from the bridge has been -

11H? ‘

were design- ,

construc‘. - .

l-iorthnmberlnnd Strait. ‘ 1.11s laid down 111 a British Order in ‘ ma, by ,

which Prince Edward Island was '

admitted into Confederation. ‘/‘.hcg1vcit." takes the place of t.h1' SS. "Charlottetown" which was sunk In June 1941 while proceed- ing to Saint John for _rioc.l<ln1z and ctencral overhaul. Since then the ferry service has been maln- ‘taircrt hv 1110 H‘! ""ri'1'~n FI-lwnrd ‘lslencf’ which first. went. 11110 on- tratlon on :l111s run in 1915 and had been used as a Simplgmgn- ‘tarv ferry an occasions noun-ed. , The "Abegwelt" ls considerably ‘larder. faster and more ‘ easily manoeuvered than either the "Prince Edward Island" or the "Charlottetown". Before desllnl q the "Abegwelt." extensive lnveaii- nations were undertaken to ascer- taln the potential railway and automobile truffle rlnuirmmitl

Tl’1"'

the and below water sections which will have to contend with into the water.

In lowering it

1111c vessel had to be moved side-

ways a distance of 600 feet before rcacliing the marine traihvny. It the wat-

This process of launching the vcsscl took more than one and a half days owing to its weight and size.

It is interesting to note that ihc powerful winches used to drag the vessel across the shipyard were once in us» at Si. Hubert atroort mooring tower to moor the British Airship. the R-IOO on its

v

sg-sa-Qm £9015 reQwifi/as é so c1r€rvgeei~§

aonrauuasntaun FERRIES LIMITED I

"ABIBWEIT" f. - . i

tisit. to this country in i930. Army 11f Outfitter: