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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

L2263
Menus for the Nanaimo Terminal Snack Bar of the Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service,

L2348
A souvenir card listing the members of the rotary club who attended an informal meeting held on board RMS Caronia on Saturday 14 October 1950,

L2519
A log book for voyages taking place between March and April 1963,

L2520
Four time-books from SS Canora, dating from 1963 to 1966. A black and white photograph of an unnamed seaman was found in the third book slipped into the page of November 30, 1965,

L2521
Documents and correspondence related to Canadian National Steamships, the Department of Transport, Steamship Inspection Service, Canadian National Railway, and SS Canora dating to 1966,

L2522
Progressive Survey - Ships Equipment lists and reports from Canadian National Steamships, Burrard Dry Dock, Department of Transport Steamship Inspection Service,

L3386
Ship tag for Mr. and Mrs. R. Greene, travelling from Vancouver to Victoria on SS Oriana,

L3745
A United States inspectors certificate to engineers, dated 1873,

L4278
Three single sheet samples of stationary from Canadian Pacific shipping lines, Matson Lines' SS Lurline, and American Export's SS Independence,

989.315
Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Coast Steamship Service log book for SS Charmer, dating to 1924, and an SS Charmer log book, dating from 1958 to 1963.

Fonds consists of assorted log books dating from 1848 to 1976.

L238:
Signals Log for HMCS Armentieres dating from 22 October 1928 to 28 May 1929.

L552:
Deck log book from HMCS Armentieres dating from 16 April 1931 to July 1931.

L553:
Log book for HMCS Naden dating from 1929 to 1930.

L750:
Log book containing handwritten meeting minutes of the committee on establishment of permanent and consumable stores dating from March to May 1912.

L857:
Log book containing Data on Warships and other vessels supported by HMC Dockyard 1898-1917. This ledger appears to have been compiled by a dockyard official and contains several sets of records including all warships and other vessels supported by the Dockyard from 1898 to 1917, colliers that arrived Esquimalt from 1914 to 1917 with quantities of coal discharged and sources (whether Welsh or local or Australian), names of Admiralty colliers and transports that called at Esquimalt in 1915, a brief descriptions of coaling stations on the BC coast, lists of personnel employed in Esquimalt Dockyard from 1911 to 1917, wages paid from 1914 to 1915, and record of times to coal ships on various dates in 1917 which records how long coaling took and the average rate per hour.

L859:
Shipwright's journal from HMCS Ontario. The original journal pages have been cut out and replaced with plans and diagrams.

L874:
Official Log book of the Canadian Sealing Schooner Dora Sieward dated 18 January 1898. Also includes general regulations.

L1410:
Visitor's book.

L1411:
Blank log book for Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, ca. 1920s.

L2811a-d:
Signal log books for HMS Triumph dating from January 1882 to August 1884 and a signal log book for HMS Swiftsure dating from August to November 1884.

L3316a-b:
Journals consisting of notes, messages, and reflections dating from 31 July to 5 October 1916 and 6 October to 24 November 1916.

L3540:
Log book of HMCS Patrician dating from 1 January 1928 to 28 February 1921.

L4505:
Telegram registers dating from 6 August 1914 to 22 November 1915

984.031.0001-0003:
HMCS Patrician night rounds books dating to 1927.

985.076.0001-0006:
Specification booklets for various vessels including SS Canada Maru, SS Sima, SS Chouk, SS Saga, SS Sind, and SS Sarak dating from 1916 to 1918 and 1941.

986.042.0006:
(In ARC 59, need info)

986.098.0001-0002:
Undated gunners' Ledgers for explosive and non-explosive torpedo stores.

993.003.0052-0053:
Captain's Night Order Books dating from 1955 to 1957.

993.003.0054-056:
(in ARC 52, need info)

001.004.0005:
Log book of HMS Trafalgar dating from 1848 to 1868.

2023.021.0001:
Pilot House log of the Princess Marguerite from 1976.

L350
Commissioning booklet of HMCS Saskatchewan, dated 16 February 1963.

L718
Programme for the presentation of colours and graduation exercises to the Canadian Services College Royal Roads by his excellency Major General Georges P. Danier, governor general of Canada, 25 May 1962.

L1872
Document, invitations, and pamphlet regarding the Royal Canadian Navy's centennial celebrations, introduction to Canada's Centennial Naval Assemblies, and CNAV Endeavour.

L1955
Canadian Coast Guard list of ships summary - vessels operated by the department of transport, dated 1967.

L2486
Maritime Museum of British Columbia souvenir guide book published under authority of trustees of the museum in 1969. Introduction signed by Director J.W.D. Symons.

Fonds consists of a log book for the SS Canora departing from the port of Victoria, 25 April 1919. Includes crew list and reports of conduct, character, qualifications, and other data.

Fonds also includes three certificates of inspection of hull and equipment of SS Canora from the Department of Marine and Fisheries, the Department of Marine, and the Department of Transport, dated 1931, 1937, and 1938.

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 personal and professional documents and memorabilia related to Eric Leslie Hammer, wireless operator. Dating primarily from the 1930s and 1940s but also including a certificate of marriage between Eric Leslie Hammer and Yuiko Kato, married 29 June 1977.

Includes a screenplay written by Hammer, postcards, newspaper clippings, certificates, citation of valour, and travel photographs including some photographs of a Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and a reel of film taken of RMS Empress of Russia. Also includes several issues of "Serial Waves" dating to 1940 and some drawings and cartoons.

The fonds contains service records, personal documents, and correspondence of Captain Donald Boucher MacPherson during his time with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and while working in marine towing and salvage.

982.001

1. Canadian Army (active) tradesmen’s qualifications for D.B. McPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
2. Letter of recommendation for D.B. MacPherson from the Department of National Defense, signed by C.G. Matthews, Major, Officer Commanding, Water Transport Coy, R.C.A.S.C., dated 12 February 1946.
3. Canadian Army (active) Discharge Certificate for D.B. MacPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
4. Permanent and sleeping out pass for unit: R.C.A.S.C. Water Transport, P.C, issued to D.B. MacPherson, dated 24 August 1943.
5. Alien Registration receipt card and certificate of nationality of seamen, for D.B. MacPherson, dated 2 July 1940.
6. Certificate of competency as master of a Steam Tug Boat in the coasting trade issued to D.B. MacPherson dated 12 April 1923. Also has handwritten note in top corner dated 19 May 1947.
7. Certificate from the minister of national defense appointing D.B. MacPherson to the rank of Sergeant Major (skipper) Warrant Officer Class 1 beginning 1 September 1944, dated 4 July 1946, signed by A. Ross, Deputy Minister of National Defense. Also has two badges stapled to each corner.
8. Certificate of competency as master of a passenger tug boat in the coasting trade issued by the minister of Marine and Fisheries for the Dominion of Canada for Donald McPherson (born 15 April 1857, died 15 April 1930). (Perhaps D.B. MacPherson’s father?), dated 15 January 1906.

984.039

1. Correspondence addressed to D.B. Macpherson from:
   a. The Department of Public Works dating from 1951 to 1952
   b. The Alaska Steamship Company dating to 1958
   c. The Department of Highways and Greyhound Lines of Canada Limited dating to 1962
2. And, a letter from D.B. Macpherson, recipient unknown, describing 3 attached photographs.

986.002

1. Testimonial of sea service of D.B. MacPherson, signed December 1919.
2. 5 certificates of service for seamen of Canadian Coasting or Inland Vessels for D.B. MacPherson for work on B.C. Coast Towing, dating from 1915 to 1923.
3. 10 letters of reference written by Victoria Tug Co., Limited, Headquarters Pacific Command, Department of National Defence, and Island Tug & Barge regarding the service of D.B. MacPherson, dating from 1919 to 1923.
4. 4 letters between D.B. MacPherson and the Department of Public Works, Victoria regarding employment, dating to 1947, and 1 receipt for a payment made by D.B. MacPherson 29 April 1947.
5. 6 letters from the Department of Public Works, Victoria dating from 1951 and 1952.
6. Letter from the Department of Highways dated 23 April 1962.

Fonds consists of a 1988 Sealink British Ferries timetables and fares pamphlet for the Isle of Wight service.

Also includes a Victoria Power Squadron binder containing documents relating to Camosun College and the Victoria Power Squadron boating course, 1974-1976.

Fonds consists of cards, envelopes, and correspondence regarding Island Tug & Barge, Point Ellice Shipyard Limited, Seaspan Internation Limited, and Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Also includes, Island Tug & Barge annual reports and accounts from 1955, 1956, and 1960, a licence to use a radio issued by the Department of Transport to Island Tug & Barge, a pad of blank Young & Gore Tugboats Limited statement sheets, a pad of blank Island Tug & Barge Limited time slips, and loading specifications for log barges.

Also includes a Workmen's Compensation Board notice, 3 January 1957 and a collection of tickets for the Island Tug & Barge Christmas Dance held 14 December 1962.