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129. T is view of the bridge clearly shows the stays supporting the port wing and forward extension.
1943. I could fi nd no plans of the modifi ed bridge on short fo’c’s’le ships. I used my micrometer to extrapolate the height and shape from photographs, based on a known railing height of forty-eight inches. Each piece was individually trial fi tted during construction. (Figure 124) T e dodger was fi nished by building the defl ector along the top edge, topped with a glass windscreen across the front. (Figure 125)
T is chapter of the build was fi nished by installing all the bridge fi xtures previously described. (Figures 126 to 129) T e next installment will cover completing the underwater hull and installing boats and raſt s.
Bibliography
McKay, John and John Harland, T e Flower Class Corvette Agassiz. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing, 1993.
Macpherson, Ken and Marc Milner, Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy 1939-1945. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing, 1993.
Credits All photographs are by the author.
T e author acknowledges the valuable assistance of the archival staff of the Maritime Museum of the Great Lakes, Kingston, Ontario, as well as the staff of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust (HMCS Sackville), Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Bruce LeCren retired in 2006 aſt er 33 years with Canada’s Air Traffi c Services system. His professional qualifi cations include Electronic Technologist and Adult Educator. Bruce has had a lifetime interest in nautical history. He has contributed articles to magazines and professional journals, including “St. Roch: Master of the North” for Ships in Scale. He is currently discussing donating HMCS Chicoutimi to a naval museum; his next project will be a model of R.C.M.P. St. Roch. Bruce resides in Beaumont, Alberta with his wife Dale and their two dogs.
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