Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

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              66 Archival description results for Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

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              Joseph Crisp Fonds
              L2437 · Fonds · 1887, 1900, 1956

              Fonds consists of two pages from "The Navy and Army Illustrated" dating to 1887 and 1900 and a letter, and copy of the same letter, from Joseph Crisp explaining his donation of these items to 'the Hospital Archives', dated 9 September 1956.

              Crisp, Joseph
              John Harper Fonds
              L501 · Fonds · 1914

              Fonds consists of a letter from W. Oswald Story, Admiral Superintendent, HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, to Commanding Officer, HMCS Shearwater II, Esquimalt B.C. regarding the appointment of John Harper as staff officer for the R.C.N.V.R. dated 9 November 1914.

              Story, W. Oswald
              J.D. Prentice Fonds
              L1714, L1716, L1718 · Fonds · 1919-1920, 1933, 1963

              Fonds consists of a log book titled "The Log of the Second Commission of HMS Cardiff" 27 February 1919 to 14 December 1920, a 1933 programme of races for the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, and a commissioning booklet of HMCS Saskatchewan, dated 16 February 1963.

              Prentice, Captain J.D.
              James Fonds
              L513 · Fonds · 1871-1939

              The fonds consists of baptismal certificate (1971), certificates of character (1893-1910) of the Royal Navy, letter of reference, papers from the Admiralty, papers regarding James' acceptance into the Royal Canadian Navy, and a short resume of his naval career to 1903.

              James, Captain Frederic William Haigh
              I.S. Day Fonds
              L1734-L1740 · Fonds · 1845-1940; predominant 1933-1940

              Fonds consists primarily of documents relating to activities and the capture of the Navy of Nazi Germany (Kriegsmarine) as well as documents relating to the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy.

              L1734
              Hitler Youth documents, in German, belonging to Ferdinand Becker including what appear to be two passports or identification cards held in a leather case dating to 1933 and 1936 and two certificates, one dated 1938.

              L1735
              List of names and ranks of crew members of M/V Weser, a German ship captured off the coast of Manzanillo, Mexico by the HMCS Prince Robert in 1940.

              L1736
              Two newspaper clippings desribing the escape and recapture of two Nazi prisoners of war from a Calgary, Alberta area internment camp, 1941.

              L1737
              Newspaper clippings describing the capture of a German speed freighter by HMCS Prince Robert and other encounters between the German and Canadian Navy, 1940.

              L1738
              Scrapbook consisting of 4 pages and 3 photographs related to RMS Hermonthis which was intercepted by HMCS Prince Harry. Consists primarily of lists of names.

              L1739
              List of ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy which have visited Esquimalt from 1845 to 1939.

              L1740
              Typed report outlining the work the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve by Lieutenant G.H. Lifton.

              Day, I.S.
              H.S. Rayner Fonds
              L109 · Fonds · 1958

              Fonds consists of a souvenir programme for the British Columbia centenary naval review by HRH Princess Margaret, held on 15 July 1958.

              Rayner, Rear-Admiral H.S.
              HMCS Patrician Collection
              L3544, 018.R.0001.1-50 · Fonds · 1920-1927

              Fonds consists of a collection of engine room registers from HMCS Patrician dating from 1920 to 1927. Each book consists of daily entries signed by the engineer officer, covering approximately three months. The books appear to of Royal Navy or Imperial origin most recently re-issued in December 1916 intended for “Torpedo Boats, Torpedo Boat Destroyers, and Special Ships” and the printed instructions in front are identified as issued by the Department of the Naval Service 1916. Each book also includes pages at the front for recording the names of the engineering complement and pages at the back for recording boiler examinations, repairs, etc.

              See attached finding aid.

              HMCS Patrician (ship)
              H.F. Pullen Fonds
              L107, L179, L614, L716, L717, L999 · Fonds · 1846-1956

              Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia collected by several members of the Pullen family relating to their various naval careers.

              L107
              A newspaper clipping dated 1956 containing an article detailing the history of the Victoria Cross from the Crimean War to the present and a newspaper clipping from the back of a calendar describing SS Beaver off Fort Victoria in 1846.

              L179
              A book titled "The Pullen Records" consisting of photocopies of various records. The records consist generally of a number of historical records of HM Ships in the Arctic compiled by H.F. Pullen in 1954. Specifically included is the log book of T.C. Pullen, Royal Navy, from HMS Cambria and HMS North Star, extracts of T.C. Pullen's journals kept while master of HMS North Star in the 1850s, an extract from the admiralty board of inquiry where T.C. Pullen was a witness, a monthly meteorological report from September 1852 to April 1854, extracts of naval messages and correspondence, a map of the routes taken by W.J.S. Pullen from 1849 to 1851 in the Arctic, an account of the search for the Franklin expedition, and general notes of the life of Vice-Admiral W.J.S. Pullen.
              (The catalogue card states that it is book 18 of 25).

              L614
              Programme for the 90th anniversary service of thanksgiving and dedication at St. Paul's Church, Esquimalt, 12 December 1956.

              L716-L717
              Commemorative book and programme for the launching day of the world's first atomic powered vessel, the submarine USS Nautilus, 21 January 1954.

              L999
              Log book kept by Commander William J.S. Pullen from the HMS Falcon in 1855 and HMS Cyclops dating from 1857 to 1860. Also, a newspaper clipping of the obituary of Vice-Admiral William J.S. Pullen, describing his accomplishments with the South Australia Company, in the Bay of Fundy, on an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, and commanding HMS North Star in Sir E. Belcher's Arctic expedition, among others. Includes a section titled "Remarks HM Steam Sloop Salem" describing angorages in the Baltic in 1855, a section titled “Journal of Proceedings HMS Steam Frigate Cyclops on Voyage to the Red Sea for the purpose of Sounding for the bed of electric cable” which consists of a narattive ending with ships about to be docked at Bombay in April 1860, and a section titled “A Few Remarks on the Chart of Bomany Harbour with no name as to its maker” .

              Pullen Family
              H. Janssen Fonds
              L4587 · Fonds · 1864

              Fonds consists of a photocopy of a manuscript document, dated 14 December 1864 provided by Mr H. Janssen, from the Public Record Office which references proceedings No. 21 regarding the alleged murder of the crew of the Kingfisher by the Ahousett people, and a transcript and associated photocopies of handwritten documents from the public records office that appear to have been part of a report of proceedings No. 19 written by the commander of HMS Sutlej in 1864 to the Admiralty.

              Janssen, H.
              H. Atwell Fonds
              988.068.0001 · Fonds · 1876-1887

              Fonds consist of posters, containing information on the first graving dock in Esquimalt.

              Esquimalt Graving Docks