HMCS Skeena I was a destroyer built in the United Kingdom in 1931. She was wrecked off the coast of Iceland in 1944. This ship and HMCS Saguenay were the first warships built specifically for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Wood screw sloop, 882 tons. Served on the Canadian Forces Pacific Station from 1861 to 1862.
The Canadian Pacific Navigation Company was a steamship company based in Victoria, British Columbia established by Captain John Irving (b. 1854 - d. 1936) who had previously been involved in operating a steamer service between Victoria and New Westminster. When Canadian Pacific Navigation Company was established 1883, it acquired three Hudson's Bay Company ships. The company also operated ships serving the B.C. coast and southeastern Alaska.
In 1901, the company was bought by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company becoming the steamship division of C.P.R. The fleet initially continued to be operated under the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company name while finances and mortgage ownerships were sorted out. By 1903 the mortgages had been paid off and the remaining shares were registered under the name of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Canadian Pacific Navigation Company was then formally wound down and the fleet operated as the Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Coast Steamship Service.
The Canadian Scottish Regimental museum was opened by the Regiment's Colonel-in-Chief Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, GCVO, CD in May 1980. The museum is a non-publicly funded organization that is operated by a group of dedicated volunteers. The museum is a member of the Canadian Museums Association, the British Columbia Museums Association, and the Organization of Military Museums of Canada and Tourism Victoria. It is housed in the Armoury on 715 Bay Street, Victoria, British Columbia. Displays include material from the earliest days of the Regiment to its participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations. Since its opening, the museum has held many special displays, including a collection Victoria Crosses won by members of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) during the First World War. This display was opened by British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor and the Regiment's most recent recruit cut the ribbon. The museum continues to accept donations of items pertaining to the Canadian military.
Charles A. (Joe) Prosser was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Canadian Navy. Prosser was the commanding officer of the training vessel H.M.C.S. Oriole from 1957 to 1963.
Charles Grant worked as a sealer for the Victoria Sealing Company at the turn of the 20th century.
Captain Clifford Fenton commanded TEV Princess Marguerite as well as other B.C. Coast Steamships for Canadian Pacific. He was author of "The Sea's Apprentice", which follows his early maritime career. He was master of TEV Princess Marguerite in 1939 which transported their Royal Highnesses to Vancouver during their royal visit to Canada.
Minotaur class light cruiser from 1945 to 1958. After brief service as part of the British Pacific Fleet in 1945, Ontario served as a west coast training cruiser.
Lighthouse 16 km South West of Victoria marking rocks on northern side of Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Race Rocks Lighthouse is one of the first two lighthouses built on Canada’s west coast, the other being Fisgard Light at the entrance to Esquimalt.
Edward A. MacFayden became a merchant seaman in 1924. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy a few years later and became a gunnery instructor with the rank of Chief Petty Officer by 1939. He was commissioned a Lieutenant during World War II. After 1951 he was stationed at H.M.C.S. Naden, and he retired in 1960. He was curator of the British Columbia Maritime Museum, then located in Esquimalt, from 1955 to ca. 1961.