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This photo shows a profile view of FY16, out possibly for a sea trail upon being built. It was placed together with three other photos.
It was built in 1942 in Victoria for the government. From 1942-45 it was in the Fishermen’s Reserve where it served as a patrol vessel and a tender to HMCS Givenchy and HMCS Chatham.

Postcard of a view of the Tofino wharf filled with boats with a group of people on the shore. The writing at the bottom right hand side that says Fishing Boats, Tofino, BC. The photo is fairly dark.
On the back written in pen it explains the types of boats visible.

Photo of Wilson in uniform with his hand in his pocket standing in front of “Southern Cross” with people working in the background in the distance on the dock.

This photo shows the profile of the Dawson with people on its decks. The caption at the bottom of the photo says B-Y Navigation Company Steamer leaving Dawson for White Horse (June 13, 1901) by Goetzman. The sternwheeler’s name is visible in this profile view.
Dawson was originally built in 1897 for Canadian Pacific but was sold in 1899. In 1901 she was rebuilt in Dawson for the British-Yukon Navigation Company until she foundered at Rink Rapids in 1926. She was named after the geologist George Mercer Dawson. She was 167 feet long.
The British Yukon Navigation Company was registered in Victoria on 28 March 1901.

A photo of 6 men at the bow of a whaling boat with a harpoon gun. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.

The photo shows a ship coming into the harbour, it is not possible to see the name, and across the water from where the photo is taken there is a barge docked in front of a building. It was placed together with three other photos.

A photograph depicting a sailboat in the foreground, with another boat in the distance and land in the background. The back states that this ship (possibly the Canadia.) raced against the Bluenose in the 1920s. The photo has some creases.

This slightly blurry photo is of a boat docked at a wharf, but the name of the boat is illegible. On the back the annotation states: Princess boat in Victoria Harbour.

This is a fairly blurry photo of one vessel in a harbour with rope connected to another ship. It was placed together with three other photos.

Photo of the first mate, Wilson on the bow the Southern Cross. He is standing with arms cross and foot resting on wire on the bow of the ship by the figure head. the bottom of the figure head and the ornamentation is visible.