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Einplete Largest Canadian Carferry Charlottetown Enters Service Between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island—Carries 16 Railroad Cars—Over 40 Automobiles and 750 People built in a Canadian shipyard en- tered service toward the end of July between Cape Tormentine in New Brunswick and Port Borden, Prince Edward island. This is the new inter- provincial carferry CHARLOTTETOWN, built by the Davie Shipbuilding & Re- pairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec, for the Canadian National Railways. The shipyard is a subsidiary of the Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. At the launching of the CHARLOTTE- TOWN, May 20, attended by leaders in business and public life from the mari- time provinces and Quebec and repre- sentatives of the dominion govern- ment, Mrs. Charles Dalton, wife of the lieutenant-governor of Prince Edward Island, was the sponsor. Although exceeded in length and other dimen- sions by vessels previously launched in Canadian yards, the CHARLOTTE- TOWN is said to be the heaviest ship ever built in Canada, weighing approxi- mately 4800 long tons at the time of launching. All of the machinery was installed before launching and the new vessel was complete at that time ex- cept for interior fittings. Because of conditions under which she will operate in winter service, the CHARLOTTETOWN has been designed as a combined ice breaker, carferry and passenger ship. She is equipped with three special heavy manganese steel propellers, one forward and two aft, designed to act as ice cutters. The vessel is of heavy sturdy construction with a speed of 15 knots. She was de- signed by Lambert & German, naval architects, Montreal, acting under in- structions of H. T. Hazen, assistant chief engineer of the Canadian Na- tional Railways. She has been built Te largest ship of her type ever to the highest class in Lloyd’s for the service intended and also to meet the requirements of the Canadian board of steamship inspection. Her engines and boilers were built by the Canadian Vickers Co., Montreal. Can Carry 16 Freight Cars On three sets of tracks the new ferry accommodates 16 of the largest type of railway cars. Space is also available for between 40 and 50 automobiles and there are accommodations for 750 pas- sengers, officers and crew. About 450 tons of fuel oil is carried in her bunk- ers; also 15 tons of provisions and stores for crew and passengers are Carferry Charlottetown General Particulars Owners 2 ee Canadian National Railways Builder. . Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co, Ltd. Naval Architect:.¢.5 4 745 Lambert & German Paunched s oacayec suk oe ice at May 20, 1931 COMMIETED asia s hk uli eee July 20, 1931 Classification....Lloyd’s Register of Shippin Length overall, feet, inches,.............. 304 0 Length between perpendiculars, ft., in...... 3100 Beam molded, feet, inches...............00- 590 Depth molded, ‘feet, inches.2..... 00. 620. 38 250 Drait, feet, NCHES: <p lanl sea ge cae 19 3 Cargo capacity, deadweight tons........... 1380 Cargo capacity, 16 large railroad freight cars on three tracks; space for 40 automobiles. Passeneer Capacity ci sci a done we eee eS 750 Bunker‘fuel oil capacity; tons<i2 3... 286, 450 Speed knots sons eee e ecole luce eee ee 15 Main Engines—Three, one forward and two aft. Triple expansion, surface condensing; 26 x 41 x 66 inches by 36-inch stroke. Total indicated horsepower 8000 at 118 r.p.m. Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. Boilers—Eight Scotch marine type, built by Canadian Vickers, Ltd. Diameter 15 feet; length, 11 feet 6 inches. Arranged to burn oil with Howden’s heated forced draft and with Walsend-Howden equipment. Generators—Two; one steam by Howden and one Vickers-Petters oil engine. Dynamos by Lan- cashire Dynamo Co. Each 85 kilowatts. Propellers—Three; heavy manganese steel. Service—New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island. carried. Cargo capacity is 1380 tons. Until the advent of the CHARLoTTE- TOWN the service between New Bruns- wick and Prince Edward Island was: maintained by the carferry PRINCE Ep- WARD ISLAND, built in Great Britain be- fore the war. The firm who built this vessel has a special reputation for building large ice breakers and she has maintained a consistently dependable: service for the past 13 years. A new vessel was needed, however, not only to take care of increasing traffic, but also to safeguard the service against possible suspension at a critical pe- riod, due to necessary repairs. In view of the arduous service in winter in the Northumberland _ straits, such an eventuality was not unlikely at some time or other. Since the .building of the carferry PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, quite a numbei of icebreakers of various kinds have been successfully built in Canadian shipyards, notably the MrkuLA, and more recently the SAUREL and the N. B. McLEAN, so that, although the pro- jected new vessel was intended to be exceptional in many ways, it was well established that from the point of view of technical ability to build and engine such a powerful vessel, Canadian ship- yards were as well able to undertake its building as were the better known British shipbuilding firms. Ability to build is one thing, but cost of building unfortunately is some- times quite another, and the cost of such a vessel built in England would have been much less, due principally to the lower labor rates applying in the British shipbuilding industry. The labor element in Canada rightly feels. that it should not be penalized in the awarding of government contracts, and Twin Screw Carferry Charlottetown Built by the Davie Shipbu ildj oe . : : / ung & Repairin ne ; ron National Railways for Service Between Cape Tormentine, New Eiri ec oe Peeps dest ah see Pr Pied art 20 MaRINnE REvIEw—October, 1931 IT ae