0

ERNEST LAPOINTE, the master of disguise

Sail-free masts?

The ERNEST LAPOINTE has never had any sails. Its masts are cargo derricks that were used as cranes to hoist objects (front derrick) and poles to carry various pieces of equipment and wires.

The Second World War

The ERNEST LAPOINTE served during the Second World War (1939-1945).
François Breton sitting on the cannon in the Port of Montreal, in the summer of 1943
1988.0.151.4, Donated by René Thériault, MMQ Coll.
The ship was fitted with a Quick-Fire 12 pounder (QF 12 cwt). The cannon’s round mounting plate is still on the ship, in the middle of the deck.

To your paint brushes!

The ERNEST LAPOINTE has not always been red and white. Before the creation of the Canadian Coast Guard in 1962, the ship was black and white, while its stack, derricks and cowl ventilators were yellow.
The ship was painted grey when it took part in the Second World War.
The ERNEST LAPOINTE during the Second World War
1988.0.151.6, Donated by René Thériault, MMQ Coll.
In 2011, the ERNEST LAPOINTE was revamped and entirely repainted.

Skylights

The ERNEST LAPOINTE has two skylights: one above the guests’ quarters and the other, above the engine room.
The skylight above the engine room is the largest of both, and it also serves as a ventilation hatch.