Fonds consists of ephemera associated with a collection of ships plaques donated to the museum. Specifically includes Welcome Aboard booklets, an information kit, and several photographs of various ships visiting Victoria.
Fonds consists of ship plans for the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror.
Chatham YardFonds 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 a booklet titled "Desolation Sound Marine Park Proposal", published by the Parks Branch, Department of Recreation and Conservation, Victoria.
Department of Recreation and ConservationFonds consists of a handwritten letter addressed to Arthur, from his brother Harry Gurney dated aboard the barque British Army, describing the voyage from England to Calcutta (now Kolkata), dated 8 September 1881.
Gurney, ArthurFonds consists of three Island Tug & Barge Limited badges.
Island Tug & Barge LimitedFonds consist of posters, containing information on the first graving dock in Esquimalt.
Esquimalt Graving DocksFonds consists of a photocopy of a manuscript document, dated 14 December 1864 provided by Mr H. Janssen, from the Public Record Office which references proceedings No. 21 regarding the alleged murder of the crew of the Kingfisher by the Ahousett people, and a transcript and associated photocopies of handwritten documents from the public records office that appear to have been part of a report of proceedings No. 19 written by the commander of HMS Sutlej in 1864 to the Admiralty.
Janssen, H.Fonds consists of a certificate of shares in the "Companie Universelle du Canal Interoceanique de Panama", certificate number 0,990,886, issued 21 May 1839.
Fonds consists of a document regarding D-Day Operation Neptune and a souvenir copy of 'Elizabethan News', dated 14 December 1942.
Moody, H.