RLowell Posted 19 March , 2018 Share Posted 19 March , 2018 Hello, I am seeking information about boats built in Nova Scotia for the war effort. Particularly, locations where boats were built? and maybe how to find names of workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 19 March , 2018 Share Posted 19 March , 2018 Suggested Reading Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association Annual Reports; K. Matthews and G. Panting, eds, Ships and Shipbuilding in the North Atlantic Region (1977); F.W. Wallace, The Story of Shipbuilding in Canada (1944) and Wooden Ships and Iron Men(1924, repr 1973). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac101 Posted 19 March , 2018 Share Posted 19 March , 2018 The book shop for Maritime Matters in the Maritimes is "Doull Books" http://www.doullbooks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLowell Posted 20 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 March , 2018 Great, thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac101 Posted 20 March , 2018 Share Posted 20 March , 2018 According to “Sails of the Maritimes “ by John P Parker 6 Schooners built in 1914 3 Schooners built in 1915 19 Schooners built in 1916 49 Schooners built in 1917 96 Schooners built in 1918 114 Schooners built in 1919 the building boom then burst. The book identifies various builders and locations if you can narrow the locations you are interested in I can check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLowell Posted 21 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2018 (edited) I am interested in Digby area, but it might have been tugboats or something like that. Edited 21 March , 2018 by RLowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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