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Departure Bay was built in 1928 in Nanimo as a fishpacker. 1937-1942 she was owned by Nanaimo Shipyards. She was seized in 1942 from the Japanese owners and ownership was transferred to the The Crown and requisitioned into Fishermen’s Reserve as a patrol vessel. She went underwent extensive repairs after being burned and sunk while in naval service.

Departure Bay No.2 was built in 1928 in Nanaimo. 1936-1942 she was owned by Nanimo Shipyards. She was seized in 1942 from her Japanese owners and ownership was transferred to the The Crown and was requisitioned into the Fishermen’s Reserve as a patrol boat and tender to HMCS Givenchy, HMCS Givency II, and HMCS Chatham under the name HMCS Valdes.

The file contains correspondence regarding the requisition of the vessel for the Second World War between AA Stephens, HG Robinson, and TH Evans. It also contains reports for Departure Bay No.2 from January 22, 1942 on the inspection of the hull and inspection of machinery which were made at Yarrows. The owner being Nanaimo Shipyards Ltd. two pieces of correspondence mention Loyal No.2.

Maraudor was built in 1918 in Washington State by the US Navy Yard as a submarine chaser. It said that she had operated as a rum runner. In 1930-1931 she was owned by Pacific and Foreign Navigation Co. Vancouver and then subsequent other BC owners. In 1939 she was requisitioned for the Fishermen’s Reserve as a patrol boat.

The file contains correspondence regarding the requisition of the vessel for the Second World War between TM Stephen, AA Stephens, Comdr. CI Hinchcliffe (E) HMC Dockyard Esquimalt, JT Edmond, HG Robinson, RC Blyth, AA Young. There are also the following reports: Cylinder Measurement, Crank Shift Readings, general condition of machinery, inspection of hull (made at Yarrows).

Built in 1908 in Esquimalt she has been owned by a number of different government departments. 1940-1946 she was owned by Pacific Salvage Co. during which she was requisitioned for the Second World War.
There is mainly correspondence in this file regarding the requisition of the vessel for the Second World War between JT Edmond, HG Robinson, FA Willsher, along with: the Department of Transport to Yarrows from the Chief Accountant and from John Cameron of Yarrows to JT Edmond; a letter to JT Edmond from Miss W. Spencer of the VMD;
Other military people and engineers.
The file contains reports on: work found for a voyage to the UK; report on the general condition of the hull; report on the general condition of boilers and machinery; Salvage equipment on board; copy of a sheet setting forth the drillings of the shell plating; thickness of plating.

Fonds consist of documents relating to the marine service of Walter Hichens-Smith.

1. Photocopy of typed biographical information of Walter Hichens-Smith starting in 1908 when he signed on as a machinist’s apprentice with the B.C. Marine Railway. This appears to have been compiled for Hichens-Smith’s retirement from Island Tug and Barge, possibly in 1957.
2. Continuous certificate of discharge for seaman booklet for Walter Hichens-Smith (born 1893) listing the ships on which he served and ports of discharge during the period of 1913 to 1957.
3. Certificate of competency as first class engineer of a steam-driven ship in a small booklet, dated 3 April 1939.
4. Certificate of indenture of apprenticeship between Walter Hichens-Smith and B.C. Marine Railway for five years beginning 20 January 1908. Includes typed statement on the reverse certifying the completion of his service.
5. Department of Marine and Fisheries certificate of discharge from the CGS Estevan, dated 25 July 1915.
6. Department of Marine Fisheries certificate of discharge from the CGS Estevan, dated 31 December 1915.
7. Handwritten letter of reference signed by John A. Sutherland, engineer of the CGS Estevan, dated 31 December 1915.
8. Typed letter of reference signed by Ramsay’s Machine Works, dated 4 January 1916.
9. Naval Service certificate of discharge from the CGS Lillooet, dated 4 November 1916.
10. Certificate of Competency as third class engineer issued by the minister of public works for the province of British Columbia, dated 6 October 1922.
11. Handwritten letter of reference signed by A. Borrowman, chief engineer, CGS Lilliooet, dated 4 April 1923.
12. Typed letter of reference from Yarrows Limited, dated 14 April 1930.
13. Typed letter of reference from MacFarlane Towning Company Limited for work on the Tug Daring, dated 11 February 1931.
14. Typed letter of reference from MacFarlane Towing Company Limited for work on the Tug Restless, dated 11 February 1931.
15. Typed letter of reference signed by A. Borrowman, Cameron-Genoa Ship Builders Limited, dated 12 November 1916.
16. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Island King, dated 11 May 1934.
17. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Shean, dated 11 May 1934.
18. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Island King. Dated 11 May 1934.
19. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Island King, dated 11 May 1934.
20. Handwritten letter of reference signed by the chief engineer of M/S Shean, dated 26 July 1934.
21. Handwritten letter of reference signed by the master of M/S Tees, dated 13 September 1934.
22. Handwritten letter of reference signed by R. Barclay, Chief Engineer of M/S Island King, dated 3 October 1934.
23. Certificate of discharge from the SS Anyox, dated 7 January 1935.
24. Typed letter of reference signed by the chief engineer and the master of Pacific Salvage Company, Limited, dated 7 January 1954.
25. Certificate of discharge from G.E. Foster, dated 19 September 1935.
26. Typed letter of reference signed by the master of Westward Towing Company Limited, dated 11 October 1938.
27. Typed letter of reference for work on the SS Salvage Queen, signed by the master and supt. Engineer of Island Tug & Barge Company Limited, dated 15 February 1939.
28. Typed letter of reference for work on the SS Snohomish, signed by the master and supt. Engineer of Island Tug & Barge Company Limited, dated 15 February 1939.
29. Typed letter of reference for work on the SS Salvage King, signed by the master and supt. Engineer of Pacific Salvage Company Limited, dated 18 February 1939.
30. Certificate of nationality including photo and finger prints issued at Victoria, BC, dated 12 August 1940. This was a wartime document issued to merchant seamen that entitled the bearer to disembark in US ports.
31. Certificate of service in the HMCS Stadacona, the name of base in Halifax that administered units such the Naval Control of Shipping organization, dated 30 March 1943.

Also includes an Island Tug & Barge brochure titled "Salvage Ships at Work" c. 1954, consisting of photos of company vessels and salvaged vessels.

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

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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.

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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 primarily of records relating to Island Tug & Barge dating from 1920s to 1970s.

Envelope 1:

• Lloyd’s Register of shipping certificates for SS Conchita and for SS Stockless dating to 1920s, and a certificate of ship lanters? In Dutch, dated 1924 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Specification documents for Island Fir class self-loading log Barges

Envelope 2:

• Newspaper clippings regarding building the Gorge Walkway and Island Tug & Barge, dating to the 1960s
• A receipt dating 1979
• Island Tug & Barge Christmas Dance invitation cards
• Blank Yarrows Limited job cards
• Blank Island Tug & Barge time slips.

Envelope 3:

• Blank Island Tug & Barge time slips
• Photocopy of 35 mm print of transverse cut away drawing of RMS Olympic
• Blank envelopes with Island Tug & Barge return stamp
• Pad of blank repair report sheets

Envelope 4:

• Mid ship plan blueprint for Tamare class ships. (Extremely poor condition)
• Photocopies of certificates and correspondences related to SS Conchita, and SS Casandra dating from 1920s to 1950s.
• Pad of blank Island Tug & Barge supply check lists

Also includes a manoeuver document with handwritten note on reverse from Vancouver Island Power Boat Squadrons dated 1942, a clipping from the Daily Colonist, Victoria dated 25 July 1945, a 1942 and 1943 issue of P.B.S. News, a booklet titled "Vancouver Island Power Boat Squadrons 1944 Annual", and various signal messages. As well as, Island Tug & Barge Limited correspondence dating to 1961, an inspection certificate for SS Sudbury, and coasting trade (customs) regulations.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook concerning John Edward Hill, including photos, certificates, letters, poems, and newspaper clippings relating to his work dating from 1897 to 1925 first in England and then for Canadian Pacific Railway. Scrapbook also includes general material relating to vessels and maritime events around Victoria and some promotional materials for cruise ships.

Fonds consists of two large volumes titled "shipping news" containing newspaper clippings dating from 1920 to 1921 and 1930. There are also a few loose pieces of paper slipped between pages in 0004.