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The rest of the crew’s sleeping quarters

The crew’s quarters

You are now in the lounge reserved for deckhands, firemen, oilers and stewards. Around this room are their cabins.
Légende : Richard Reiden’s bachelor party in September 1960
1980.0.44.52, MMQ Coll.

The crew

The ERNEST LAPOINTE had 32 crew members.
N.B. MCLEAN officers on the ERNEST LAPOINTE in 1952
1980.0.44.8, MMQ Coll.

Deck

1 Captain 1 First mate 1 Second mate 1 Third mate 3 Wheelsmen 1 Bosun 6 Deckhands

Engine room

1 Chief engineer 1 Second engineer 1 Third engineer 1 Fourth engineer 3 Oilers (engines) 3 Firemen (boilers)
The ERNEST LAPOINTE crew on the cargo hold, in 1942, in Goose Bay, Labrador
1988.0.144 Donated by René Thériault, MMQ Coll.

Catering department

1 Purser 1 Chief cook 1 Cook 2 Stewards 3 Ship’s clerks

Daily work shifts

A day on a ship had six work shifts, and each crew member worked two shifts a day. Midnight to 4 a.m. 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. 8 a.m. to noon Noon to 4 p.m. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. 8 p.m. to midnight