0From stem to stern!
Emergency steering wheel
If the steering wheel in the wheelhouse malfunctioned, these double wheels connected directly to the rudder would be used.
The emergency steering wheel is located directly on the rudder shaft, so a lot of strength was needed to turn it.
The wheelhouse steering wheel was powered by a steam engine. This is why it was easier to turn.
Cowl ventilator
These trumpet-shaped pipes allowed air to flow inside and outside the ERNEST LAPOINTE.
They are found everywhere on the ship; there are even large ones connected to the boiler room.
Have fun finding them!
Listen to the sound of the wind entering a cowl ventilator.
The audio was recorded on the ERNEST LAPOINTE on a stormy day in the fall.
Roller chock
To moor a ship to dock, steel cables go through these apparatuses equipped with rollers and are tightened using the windlass.
This type of roller chock was mandatory on the St. Lawrence Seaway at the time the ERNEST LAPOINTE was in operation.
Ensign staff
The small mast at the stern was used to raise the national flag. Naturally, the ERNEST LAPOINTE icebreaker has flown the Canadian flag since it was adopted in 1965.
Prior to January 26, 1965, the icebreaker flew the Canadian Blue Ensign.
