Fonds consist of a photo album documenting the construction of the Queen of Burnaby, Hull No. 125, dating from 24 August 1964 to 15 February 1965. Also contains progress reports for the Queen of Prince Rupert (keel laid 30 November 1964; completed March 1966), including B/W photographs and newspaper clippings from the Times Colonist.

Collection of around 4000 ship's plans ranging from approximately 1912 to 1960 from Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc.

Fonds consists of correspondence and documents relating to the professional life of Norman Turner, marine surveyor, dating from 1962 to 1964.

1. Reports and Correspondence from Department of Transport, marine regulations branch, dating to 1962.
2. Reports, correspondence, and certificates of markings from Department of Transport and reports and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada. Relating primarily to registries of shipping queries, dating to 1963.
3. Surveyor’s reports, builder’s certificates, and certificates of survey from the Department of Transport.
4. General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1963.
5. Correspondence, survey forms, and annual surveys from the Department of Transport, Ottawa, dating to 1964.
6. Registrars of shipping from the department of Transport and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada, dating from 1964.
7. General correspondence and survey forms from the department of Transport dating to 1964.
8. General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1964.
9. Forms, correspondence, and surveyor’s reports dating to 1964.
10. Blank survey formula forms from Norman Turner, marine surveyor and ships plans by Raymond H. Richards, naval architect & marine surveyor.
11. Correspondence between Norman Turner and Mr. Jack H. Pert regarding measuring survey request, dated January 1964.
12. Correspondence between Norman Turner and Yarrows Limited. And Victoria Machinery Depot Co., Limited and ships plans from Yarrows Limited, dating to 1962.
13. Correspondence relating to measuring surveys for the British American Oil Company Limited and architectural plans for mooring float for B.A. Oil and Royal Victoria Yachting Club.

Fonds consists of a log book from the barque Alliance on a voyage from Cardiff, Wales to Mauritius, 1855-1856. Also consists of photos of the Barque Alliance, newspaper clippings, shipping records, and correspondence.

Fonds consists of the service records of Peter Alan Burt including seaman's record book and certificate of discharge, certificate of proficiency dated 1959, and certificate of attendance for the Merchant Navy Defence Course which lists his name as Timothy P.A. Burt.

Also includes a collection of menus from the Union-Castle Line, Shaw Savill Line, Orient Line, and Cunard Line, dating from 1959 to 1961.

Fonds consists of 11 black and white photographs of steamships, one dated 1930s, of crew on board TEV Princess Patricia, men in suits on the deck dated 1928 to 1930, and workers on SS Princess Elizabeth.

Fonds consists of a collection of black and white photos of Canadian Pacific Railway coastal service Princess line vessels as well as some miscellaneous photos of windjammers, steamships, and crew. The photo collection originally belonged to T.D. Doug, who was an engineer in the Royal Navy.

Fonds consists of a typed account of a sealing venture on the sealing schooner Vancouver Belle in 1891 written by Stanley Henderson.

Fonds consists of a whale siting form book, a whale catchers log, and a log book in Chinese and English.

Fonds consists of a booklet titled "Lloyd's Register of Shipping: A talk given to the Holborn Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday 21 November 1956", by Sir Ronald Garrett.