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Oh Captain! My Captain!

The captain’s cabin

The captain’s cabin is next to the wheelhouse. This way, the captain is always close by whenever he is needed, even at night!
Captain Robert Marchand seated at his desk
1994.0.28, Donated by Onil Marchand, MMQ Coll.

Captain Robert Marchand

The lifetime of the ERNEST LAPOINTE is closely linked to Captain Robert Marchand, who spent 27 years of his career commanding this ship between 1941 and 1967.
“From the humblest of my sailors to the first of my officers, my entire crew is important to me, and they return the sentiment in kind.” - Robert Marchand [Translation]
1981.9.1, Donated by Onil Marchand, MMQ Coll.

Commemorative plaque

The German Consul awarded this commemorative plaque to Captain Robert Marchand for rescuing several ships trapped in ice during the winter of 1958-1959. In fact, this feat made the headlines at the time.
To Captain Robert Marchand and the CGS ERNEST LAPOINTE icebreaker crew In tribute to their unrelenting efforts to free the German freighters trapped in ice, in the Port of Montreal and on the St. Lawrence River, in December 1958 and January 1959 Donated by the shipping companies Poseidon Schiffahrt GmbH., Ahrenkiel & Bene, A. Kirsten, Sartori & Berger, Nordische Schiffahrts-GmbH., Robert Bornhofen Germany