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Fonds consists of photocopies of reports of survey for repairs, annual reports and correspondence regarding the ship Thermopylae dating from 1868 to 1893. According to the gift form, the file was provided to the donor by Lloyd's of London.

Also includes twenty-six booklets regarding regulations, engineering, and the Canada shipping act.

Fonds consists of 2 framed black and white photographs and one black and white photographed printed on hard cardboard.

1. 61 x 45.5 cm, black and white photograph of the Union Steamship Company of B.C. ship Catalia at sea. Printed on heavy hardboard and unframed.
2. Framed 34.5 x 41 cm, black and white photograph of SS Elginshire off the coast of Cape Horn in 1901. The inscription on the front of the picture says it is the “vessel in which Capt. W.M. Crawford served his time”.
3. Framed 52.5 x 45 cm, black and white photograph of a pintail flying boat model 204, a Western Canada Airways boat. This boat was a Boeing Model B-1E.

Fonds consists of personal and professional papers related to Captain D.W. Groos and Commander H.V.W. Groos.

L3
Handwritten note addressed to Commander Groos from George C. Etheridge in Monterry Oak, California. Envelope is postmarked 2 August 1951.

L483
Handwritten account of HMS Shearwater sailing to Madeira in November 1901 and a newspaper clipping from Thursday, 12 April 1979 containing a letter to the editor written by L.R. Ferris, nephew of George Charles Etheridge, passenger of HMS Shearwater in 1901.

L3804
Issue of "The Tiddley Times" the W.R.C.N.S. magazine, dating to January/February 1945.

L4015
Photocopies of papers relating to the barque Elissa, including pages from Lloyd's register of shipping, a builder's certificate for sailing vessels, written history of the ship, correspondence, accountant reports, plans and carts, and general lists and notes, dating primarily to the 1970s.

L4054
Photocopy of the history of the barque Elissa from its construction in 1877 until 1970 including lists of voyages, lists of casualties, a personal account from 1961, and correspondence from Lloyd's register of shipping dating to the 1970s.

L4055
Photocopy of Greek registry records, entirely in Greek, referencing barque Elissa, dating to 1959?

003.028.0001-0003
Book titled "British Columbia Pilot Volume I: Coasts of the United States and British Columbia from Cape Flattery, Juan de Fuca Strait to Cape Caution Together with Vancouver Island", fifth edition, 1923. Also, contracts from Canadian Merchant Service Guild dating from 1939 to 1941.

005.006.0001-0002
Book titled "The Way of a Ship: An Essay on the Literature of Navigation Science" by Lawrence C. Wroth, 1937 and 1 sheet of 1975 Canadian commemorative ships stamps.

Fonds consists of the Royal Navy service records for John Kelly who served from 1837 to [1858?] and died in 1868 and for Micheal Kelly who was born 8 September 1848 and served from 1863 to 1895.

Fonds consists of principal dimension sheets for ships built by Barrow Shipbuilding Company dating from 1883 to 1886. These plans are the work of James S. Clark, naval architect, born in the U.K. who worked for Barrow Shipbuilding, Mitsukiski Shipbuilding (Japan), and finally Victoria Machinery Depot.

Fonds consists a booklet titled "General Directions for Dazzle-Painting (Illustrated)". Taped inside the front cover of the booklet is a letter of commersation from the supervisor, dazzle section, Margot Moser, dated 1919. The first two fly leaf pages contain signatures of all those who worked in the section including Norman Wilkinson, Montague Dawson, etc.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook of the german ship M/V Weser. Each page is a fold-out plan or chart and the book is entirely in German.

Fonds consists of a facsimile of Lord Nelson's last letter written to Lady Hamilton, 1805 collected by flag officer pacific coast.

Fonds consists of a log book of HM Ships Victory, Virago, Sansareil, Cormorant, Adventure, Orontes, and Caledonia, kept by Mr. W. Meade from 10 December 1861 to 30 January 1872. Includes some maps and charts.

Fonds consists of Establishment of Carpenters' Naval Stores Section I, applicable to all seagoing steam ships, printed in 1915.