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Work Of Louisburg
- LOUISBURG
DRY DOCK JOB
The crippled freighter made Louisburg Harbor and was berthed at the big Pier near Mr. Cann's machine shop. The damage was surveyed and marine officials were of the opinion that it was a job for a dry dock — but how to get the ship -;to such facilities posed a major question, She was unable to navigate through the thick ice with the damaged wheel. 'Mr. Cann was approached to give an opinion and to the amazement of marine officials suggested that his machine shop could handle the task and repair the ship while it stood in the icy water. The officials with tongues in cheek, gave him the green light and the difficult task started.
Working under the direction of Mr. Cann, Doug Hahnon, machine shop foreman, and a group of employees, commenced to repair the blade from a raft. With a new part cast at the Sydney Steel Plant and with expert advice from George Beaton., mechanical superintendent! at the Steel Plant, the job was completed in three days.
REMARKABLE FEAT Marine inspectors,, who later examined the work in St. John and . Halifax, stated that it was a remarkable feat that such a welding job was successful when it was considered the work was done while a portion of the wheel was lodged in cold water and terrific heat was applied to the exposed part. It was also feared that a chemical action would result from the salt water and corrode the wheel. This, however, was not the case.
Yesterday the Random docked here after plying the coast for more than a year with the wheel still functioning first rate. Today, Mr. Cann, who has repairing ships for many years, at this port, proudly points with pride to the job that "couldn't be done" after whjch has tabbed by one leading engineer as a- "wonder job." In the above picture L. H. Cann, prominent Louisburg marine engineer, is shown Jointing with pride yesterday to a repair job that his firm accomplished on the wheel of the 5,000-ton Newfoundland Railway freighter Random. The work was done lasl March after marine experts said he cracked wheel could only be repaired on a dry dock. Mr. Cann thought different and tackled the job while the ship was standing in 1 the icy water at Louisburg. Experts scoffed at the . idea of trying to weld the .wheel while one portion |vas submerged in cold water and ; terrific heat applied to the expos-
- ed part. Yesterday the Random docked at Louisburg—almost a year after the repair job—and Captain O'Keefe (smoking cigaret) said the wheel "worked like a charm.
- Captain O'Keefe stated that machine engineers who examined the 8 repair job in Halifax and St. John
On right is shown a closeup of the repair job. Mr.. Cann praised the, employees of his machine shop who', worked under his supervision andalso the expert advise supplied by George Beaton, mechanical superintendent of theSydey Steel Plant
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