roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted October 1, 2011 I've never seen this before so I thought it might be something new for most of you too! Collingwood Ontario was once known for it's shipbuilding. The Collingwood Shipyards built huge Lakers and they were all launched sideways, usually about 12 o'clock noon. School children would get out of school early, walk with their teachers, down the main street of Collingwood to watch the latest ship being launched. an amazing sight. As you can imagine the set-up and launch was finely tuned and a dangerous thing to do. Many workers were injured or killed during this event. The shipyard closed many years ago and Collingwood's major place of employment disappeared forever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwertyaccount 15793 Report post Posted October 1, 2011 Cool, thanks. My uncle worked there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
