Odd Jobs

This summer, we’re setting sail beyond Collingwood! Join us as we follow the incredible adventures of ships built right here in Collingwood - travelling oceans, crossing decades, and surviving wars, disasters, and even a few identity changes! In this, our last summer episode, we uncover the unexpected careers of Hull 71, Charles Dick, and Hull 86, Gate Lifter No. 1. and see how form follows function as their unusual jobs influenced the very way they were designed.

Episode Picture:

Gate Lifter No. 1 departs Collingwood Harbour on October 23, 1930, under tow by the tugboats James Whalen and Muscallonge. [Collingwood Museum Collection, X971.867.1]

Research:

Gillham, Skip. Ships of Collingwood. Glenaden Press, Vineland ON.

https://collingwoodhistoricalsociety.com/stories/f/the-collingwood-shipyard-and-the-welland-canal#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20world's%20outstanding,of%20which%20weighs%20500%20tons

Links:

Check out Stories From Another Day on MillionPodcasts ⁠https://www.millionpodcasts.com/local-history-podcasts/⁠