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Fonds consists of

L600-L601

• Department of Naval Services files on HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt machinery and plant, prior to 1911 and from 1911 to 1914. Consists of specifications, reports, and correspondence dating primarily from 1895 to 1914.

984.030

• Binder containing envelopes full of confidential Department of the Naval Service documents.

986.030

• 75th Anniversary of the Naval Service of Canada event, a 1985 package including a news release, fact sheet, schedule of events and other documents as well as a pin and a Canadian Forces Pacific coin, a programme for the 75th anniversary fleet regatta, and a souvenir programme titled "shipmates ashore".

986.101

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services naval messages, cut out and pasted to the pages of the journal, some written in pencil, dating from 21 April 1917 to 4 July 1917.

986.102

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services naval messages, dating to July and August 1914. Vol 1 is carved into front cover.

986.104

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services naval messages, cut out and pasted to the pages of the journal, dating from 16 July 1920 to 11 November 1920.

986.105

• Blank schedules of accounts log books for HMC ships.

986.107

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services naval messages, cut out and pasted to the pages of the journal dating from 19 December 1919 to 29 April 1920.

986.108

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services naval messages, cut out and pasted to the pages of the journal, dating from 19 December 1919 to 29 April 1920. Also includes some correspondence.
• Department of the naval service log book of Royal Canadian Navy classes dating from 1929 to 1937.

986.109

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services for the Naval Intelligence Office, Esquimalt, BC naval messages cut out and pasted to the pages of the journal as well as many handwritten messages in pencil, dating from 1 December 1917 to 20 February 1920.

986.110

• Naval store office log of the Department of Naval Services kept by the naval store officer, dating from 11 August 1916 to 1 August 1917.

986.111

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services naval messages, cut out and pasted to the pages of the journal, some written in pencil, dating from 10 Februray 1915 to 10 August 1916.

986.112

• Telegraph register log book consisting of Department of Naval Services naval messages dating from 15 April 1915 to 30 July 1915.

986.113

• Log book “IX” dated February to May 1916.

986.115

• Department of External Affairs document issued by the secretary of state for the colonies to the governor general dated 23 May 1911, regarding the transfer of admiralty property to Esquimalt.

986.116

• Article titled "Esquimalt Dockyard's First Building" dated 16 October 1946. Appears to have been cut out of a book or magazine.

986.117

• Photocopy of an article titled "HMCS Bra D'or: Ten Years in Retrospect" by Thomas G. Lynch.

986.118

• Rivtow Marine Limited booklet containing specifications and information regarding the company and the Log Barge Rivtow Norseman dated 31 May 1969.

986.120

• Volume 5 Number 4 of "The Log", the annual review of the Royal Canadian Naval College, Royal Roads, B.C. dating to 1946.

Also contains log books from the Naval Yard at Esquimalt. Also contains a book of ships calculations for the Naval Technical School at Esquimalt.

Fonds consists of books, pamphlets, documents, and newspaper clippings related generally to the history of the Royal Navy, the British Fleet, the Royal Canadian Navy, The Crow's Nest Officer's Club in St. John's Newfoundland, and the Falkland Islands, dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. Also includes a small page of sheet music consisting of scales for the cornet.

L979.52
Book titled “The British Fleet”, by CDR Charles N Robinson, RN. Published by George Bell and Sons, London, 1895. Book is a general history and explanation of the functions of the Royal Navy.

L979.53
Book titled “A Self-Instructor for Navigation and Nautical Astronomy for the Local Marine Board Examinations and for Use at Sea 3rd Edition”, by W.H. Rosser. Published by James Irmay and Son, London, 1876.

L979.54
Issue of “The Crow’s Nest” magazine/pamphlet. A short account of the seagoing officers club and the Newfoundland officers club, dated 1952.

L979.55
Issue of “The Atlantic Advocate” magazine dated to June, 1970. Contains an article on the old Crow’s Nest of St. John’s Newfoundland.

L979.56
Acco press binder containing loose leaf pages with histories of various Royal Canadian Navy ships.

L979.57.1-10
Folder containing correspondence, notes, booklets, and newspaper clippings related to the Crow’s Nest Officer’s Club in St. John’s Newfoundland, and the Falkland Islands.

L979.58.1
Booklet providing “a short notice, historical and descriptive, in regard to the Falkland Islands” prepared on the occasion of the centenary of the colony in 1933 by J.M. Ellis, Colonial Secretary.

L979.58.2-4
Pamphlets relating to the history and scenery of the Falkland Islands.

L979.59
Pamphlet detailing the national ceremony of mourning by the people of Canada for his late majesty King George VI at the National War Memorial, Ottawa to be held on Friday 15 February 1952.

L979.60
Statement by Vice-Admiral H.S. Rayner to the Special Committee on Defence, dated 15 October 1963.

L979.61.1-3
Three Royal Canadian Navy documents, “A Brief History”, “The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve”, and “The Role of the Navy”.

L979.62
Magazine “HMCS Cornwallis” including descriptive illustrated magazine covering the Royal Canadian Navy training base at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.

L979.63
Booklet designed for distribution to foreign visitors titled “Canadian Special Service Squadron European Cruise” describing the ships of the squadron, dated 1950.

L979.64
Issue of “The News Portsmouth Spithead Fleet Review” Magazine, souvenir edition, with the title “Nato ‘69”, dated May 1969.

L979.65
Pages 1 and 2 of “The Daily Telegraph”, containing articles on the declaration of World War Two, dated Monday 4 September 1939.

L979.66
Booklet titled “Damn the Torpedoes…?” by Lieutenant Colonel Wolfred Bovey, R.O, dated October 1939.

L979.67
Pamphlet titled “White Paper on Defence” published by the Department of National Defence, 1964.

L979.68
Newspaper clippings on various subjects regarding the integration of the Canadian Armed Forces.

L979.69
Biographical sketch of the late Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, C.B.E., R.C.N., extracted from the Canadian Encyclopedia.

Fonds consists of ship plans and assorted documents and memorabilia relating to British Columbia shipbuilders, dating from 1918 to 1999.

008.031

2. Victoria Machinery Depot Limited magazine detailing the building of SEDCO 135F, a semi-submersible oil drilling vessel built between 1965 and 1967
3. Yarrows Limited magazine regarding ship building, ship repairs, and industrial fabrication
4. Yarrows Limited plastic folder cover.

008.048

1. VHS titled “The Legend of Gunpowder Gertie: Pirate Queen of the Kootenays”, 1999; and typed history of Gunpowder Gertie
2. Tyrant Queen ship plan (missing)
3. Dockmasters log book for Point Hope Dockings, dating from 1 January 1966 to 1 September 1969
4. C.J. Hendry Co. complete marine, hardware, and fishermen’s supplies catalogue, 1945
5. Two Yarrows Limited cost of docking, cleaning, and painting in the Esquimalt dry dock ledgers, one blank, one with one page filled out
6. Master check list appendix to form DDP 408 time-schedule and man-hour estimates DDE 261-64. Published by the Department of Defence shipbuilding branch, dated 1 February 1965
7. Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. cost accounts with memorandum introducing the associated documents dated 17 May 1989
8. April 1987 issue of Victoria’s Marine Magazine (in the format of a newspaper)
9. 11 January 1919 issue of The Foundation Shipyard Savings magazine/newspaper and a photocopy.
10. Photocopy of a typewritten historical account titled “The Historical Background of Ship Building on the Point Hope Shipyard Site”
11. Photocopy of book titled “Shipbuilding and Shipbuilders of British Columbia with Allied Industries”, edited by Aitken Tweedale, 1918
12. British Columbia Toll Authority Ferry System, Vancouver-Victoria schedule effective 15 June 1960.
13. Point Hope Shipyard Company Limited folder containing information and history of the Esquimalt Graving Dock facility and a photocopy of an informational booklet
14. Bound book of lesson plans for Royal Canadian Navy ship builder apprentice
15. Three blueprints for M/V Lady Sylvia and M/V Lady Rose
16. Blueprint for TSMV Princess of Vancouver, printed on canvas
17. Burrard Yarrows Corporation Estimation and analysis of Navy shipbuilding program disruption costs, authored by Captain Colin Hammon and Dr. David R. Graham, Center for Naval Analyses, 1984
18. B.C. Ferries promotional magazine described as “a complete pictorial study of B.C.’s Ferry Fleet including sea and land maps)
19. Yarrows Limited promotional magazine titled “Shipbuilding, Ship Repairs and Industrial Fabrication”
20. Victoria Machinery Depot Company Limited promotional magazine
21. Nine sheets of lined paper showing specs and sketches of different ships, all handwritten
    22 - 23. Nine ship plans

Fonds consists of training books related to the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, diesel mechanics, HMCS Quadra, and the Naval Reserve. Dating to the 1980s.

1. HMCS Quadra Engineering Course Notebook, 1984
2. Naval Reserve Course Notebook for Diesel Mechanic 7315, 1983
3. HMCS Quadra Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Sea Requirements course notebook volumes 1 and 2
4. Naval Reserve Course Training Standards for Diesel Mechanic R315 level E2 parts I and II
5. Comox District Free Press newspaper from 17 August 1983 with special front page “A salute to the cadets of HMCS Quadra”
6. Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Sea Requirements (short cruise) YAG 300 Class notebook
7. Naval Reserve Diesel Mechanic Watch keeping record book
8. Canadian Patrol Frigate Project book
9. Assorted notes and correspondence

Fonds consists of the personal and professional papers of Lieutenant Commander James D. Laurie. Includes his cadet second class graduation diploma, naval appointments, and orders, certificates, letters of references, and correspondence, dating from 1913 to 1949 as well as documents and correspondence related to insurance policy, pension payments, and adjustments, dating from 1933 to 1958. Also includes a handwritten letter and envelope recovered by divers from the wreck of SS Empress of Ireland, a Christmas card with a picture of an unidentified military band, and a photo album that should contain approximately 100 negatives of pictures taken during a cruise of HMS Berwick from February 1913 to February 1914 but, as of May 2016, all the negatives are missing.

Also includes a journal and note book for the use of junior officers, kept by Midshipman Laurie on HMS Niobe beginning 27 August 1914. The journal includes some coloured detail drawings of ship parts and the dust jacket is actually a map folded over the cover.

Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia collected during E.A. MacFayden's naval service ca. World War II.

L293
Pages 9-12 of The Toronto Star Weekly dating to Saturday, 2 October 1935 containing an article titled "The Sea Dogs" by Culver Jones.

L477
Eight tickets and 1 programme for dances held in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia hosted by Gunners' Mates' Friendly Society in 1944 and 1945. (A list of dates and types of dances can be found in the documentation file).

L798
Invitation and menu for the pre-inaugural day banquet of the Ferry Service between Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. on 9 June 1960, addressed to Lieutenant MacFayden.

L1272
Guard book for returns containing miscellaneous papers on chemical warfare and air raid precautions.

L1282
Souvenir programme for Naval Air day, Royal Canadian Naval Air Section, Dartmouth, 21 July 1948.

L1283
Programme for the commemoration of the presentation of the King's Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Command, Esquimalt, B.C., 30 May 1939.

L1297
Folder containing lecture notes, photographs, and graphs and charts relating to smoke screening.

L3430
Two documents from Instructional Production Section, HMS Excellent titled "Tactical Employment of a Naval Howitzer Battery" dated 2 June 1938 and "Stores and Accounts" dated 5 May 1944.

Fonds consists of service records for James? White including a certificate of service with the Royal Navy from 1807 to 1812, a certificate of service with the Royal Navy from 1812 to 1814, a certificate of conduct and ability for Joseph White from the Marine Society's Training Ship Warspite dated 30 October 1876, and a certificate of discharge for J. White from the Mercantile Marine Office dated 19 October 1877.

Fonds also includes a collection of envelopes commemorating the visits of warships to various ports, dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. One is in German.

Fonds consists of certificates of service with handwritten comments by the captains of a number of vessels including HMCS Rainbow and HMCS Niobe dating from 1913 to 1940. Also includes a collection of photographs mainly of ships but also of officers, parties, and drills. One photograph is of C.H. Brown receiving O.B.E. decoration. Also includes a souvenir programme of the presentation of the King's Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy Western Command by HM King George VI, May 30, 1939.

Fonds consists of service records and personal documents of W.H. Lifton and G.H. Lifton, documents related to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and programmes and menus from the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Force.

Contents:

1. Certificate of service for W.H. Lifton dated 6 January 1856.
2. Certificate of continuous service for W.H. Lifton beginning 6 January 1866 and ending with service in HMS Warrior 1868 in the rank of Gunner’s Mate.
3. Certificate awarding naval pension and Greenwich Hospital Pension for W.H. Lifton to commence 21 June 1876.
4. Prayer pamphlet with handwritten note in ink on cover that reads “Lifton, H.M.S. Albion, R.N. Crimean War”.
5. Certificate of promotion to Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve for G. H. Lifton, dated 21 June 1917. Also, has a stamp across the top that says Cancelled, 31 December 1918.
   6.1. Certificate of discharge from the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Reserve for G. H. Lifton dated 15 April 1885.
   6.2. Handwritten note on Birkenhead Companies Mersey Division letterhead, consisting of a very brief letter of recommendation for G.H. Lifton dated 3 January 1912.
   6.3. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Mersey Division service certificate of G. H. Lifton containing records dating from 1903 to 1912.
6. Typed copy of Order-in-Council authorizing and constituting Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve dated 14 May 1914 in Ottawa.
   8.1. Photocopy? of program for display given by the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteers dated 29 January 1914.
   8.2. Notice of upcoming seamanship instruction dated 24 March 1914 and signed by G.H. Lofton, Honorably Secretary of the Victoria Volunteer Naval Reserve Organization.
7. Extract from 1919 Royal Navy List, listing the officers of the Royal navy and of the Royal Marines on the retired, emergency, and reserved lists with the dates of their seniority. Also list of Lieutenants, sub-lieutenants, mates, surgeons, paymasters, and assistant paymasters of the royal naval volunteer reserve and naval establishments of dominion governments.
8. Memorial record for George Henry Lifton who died at the age of 59, 3 October 1923.
   11-29. Assorted programmes, menus and cards for the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Force dating from 1891 until 1906. These are illustrated with whimsical drawing of British tars and illustrate the bonds of comradeship which continued to hold members of the Royal Naval Volunteer Artillery together after it was disbanded.
9. Article printed by the Royal Canadian Navy, c. 1960, titled “Brief History”.

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.