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[Bert Learmonth]

Hi, Paul, That message from Alvanir is a mystery, I have never heard of any
thing like that and if Bob hasn't known of it where could you find out. ??
It was only the hulls of these ships that were prefabricated elsewhere. The
TYRRELL, MINTO, and MOYIE were ordered for the Stikine River service. The
way I see it the three hulls were ordered as 142 ft. composite type, when
the hulls for the Minto and Moyie were diverted to the Kootenay and Arrow
Lakes they had 20 ft. added. The Tyrrell, Polson Iron works, Toronto and
Moyie and Minto, Bertram Iron works, Toronto. The Bonnington prefabed hull
from Polson Iron works. This hull was different to the two later ones. It
was stubbier and flat bottomed similar to the Moyie. I have a cross section
blue print showing the chine with a 6 in. radius. The NASOOKIN and SICAMOUS
were prefabed at Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding, Port Arthur. All these
hulls were assembled at there local shipyards and the cabin work was done
there. The crews that built these ships were the finest of craftsmen when
you have seen their work. There is a story about the Granthall which I might
as well add. It was a WWI mine sweeper hull and the story is it was cut 10
ft. When I built the model, from one of the only blue prints of a boat, a
pipe fitting print, there is no way it could have been cut. I seen later a
copy of the bid put out by the CPR for a 112 ft. tug, the way I see it the
cut was in the bid because Canadian Vickers, Montreal had this 102 ft.steel
hull to offer to CPR and cabins to their specs. It sounds good anyway.
Regards Bert.