The Charley-Man: A History of Wooden Shipbuilding at Quebec, 1763-1893

The author researched the construction of square riggers at Quebec between 1763 and 1893, as revealed principally by the shipping registers of the port, notarial records, Lloyd's Survey Reports, newspaper advertisements and reports, city directories and census reports. She describes the historical background of the trade and local conditions affecting it, identifies the Quebec shipbuilders, pinpointing when and where they worked, describes the shipyards and various aspects of the shipbuilding business, takes a look at the workers and the specialized shipbuilding trades and outlines the techniques they used. The author also describes and classifies the vessels that were built giving details of their materials and equipment, and looks briefly at their purchasers. The author concludes that the production of the Quebec shipyards filled a specific need for spacious, light, fast carriers, until the third quarter of the nineteenth century when improved metallurgical technology allowed their place to be taken by metal-hulled ships.

Kingston, ON

Quarry Press

1995

439p.

en

1-55082-092-3