Launching History The Saga of Burrard Dry Dock Francis Mansbridge Vancouver B.C. - $19 - (Nanaimo, BC)
Launching History: The Saga of Burrard Dry Dock by Francis Mansbridge When Alfred Wallace opened a shipbuilding yard at the north end of Granville Street bridge in 1894, he had little idea that the business would last nearly 100 years. Wallace Shipyards moved to North Vancouver in 1906, became Burrard Dry Dock in 1921, and Versatile Pacific in 1985, and saw changes in marine construction from wooden sailing schooners to steel icebreakers and high-tech search-and-rescue vessels. The saga of Burrard includes stories of some of the famed ships of the Union Steamship Company that opened up the BC coast; of Canada's post-World War I merchant marine fleet; of the St. Roch, the first boat to traverse the Northwest Passage in both directions and to circumnavigate North America; of the BC Ferry fleet; and of the warships and workboats that came down the ways into Burrard Inlet. It also provides a glimpse of the early years of the twentieth century on the coast, when ships were not mere transportation but also an opportunity to fuse practical workmanship with aesthetics. Hardcover with dust jacket: 226 pages Publisher: Harbour Publishing (Sept. 1 2002) first edition Language: English ISBN-10: 1550172808 Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 2.3 x 28.8 cm Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg Out of print Carefully packaged and shipped expedited small parcel with a tracking number. Within Canada --- The service is Canada Post Expedited Parcel To the United States --- The service is Canada Post Tracked Packet - USA To all other destinations worldwide --- The service is Canada Post International Parcel Canadian residents --- The applicable rates for PST and GST/HST are included in all prices. I combine shipping, check out my other listings in my Ebay Store!
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