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Alonzo Nickerson Fonds
L3429 · Fonds · 1898-1915

Fonds consists of photocopies of documents, certificates, and correspondence relating to the service of Alonzo Nickerson, Captain of the steamer Tordenskjold from 1898 to 1915. Also includes one photograph of 4 women and a girl holding a bouquet and ribbon in front of an unnamed ship, possibly SS Tordenskjold.

Nickerson, Alonzo
A.N.C. King Fonds
L1370 · Fonds · 1876-1880

Fonds consists of a journal prepared by an officer of HMS Daring (on station 1874-1898) in 1879. Contains remarks on mercantile naval courts, references to mercantile shipping acts, and records of correspondence dating from 28 February 1876 to 18 February 1880, referring to Mr. A.N.C. King.

King, A.N.C.
Bee & George Wake Fonds
L1808 · Fonds · 1899-1900

Fonds consists of a handwriten letter and data salvages from the wreck of the Strathan, 1900. The letter is dated 29 September 1899 from Bee to George F. Wake, Esq. Also, a photograph of a young lady, presumed to be Bee. The two envelopes addressed to Mr. Wake are torn.

Wake, George
L600-L601, 984.030, 984.034, 986.030, 986.101-986.113, 986.115-118, 986.120, 019.R.0010 · Fonds · 1885-1929, 1946, 1961, 1969

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.

Department of Naval Services
G.E. Barnes Fonds
L395 · Fonds · [189-?]

Fonds consists of correspondence from Rear-Admiral H.F. Stephenson (Royal Navy Pacific Station) to Lt. Col. G.A.L. Rawstorne relating to mine recommendations by the Admiralty and a reply containing a detailed report and chart with sections contributed by Captain G.E. Barnes and Lt. Poole, Royal Marine Artillery. Chart is of the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour.

Fonds also includes Barnes' photographs of Victoria and Esquimalt area and a mock battle in Beacon Hill Park (Victoria).

George Edwards Fonds
L4 · Fonds · 1984-1919

The fonds consists of Royal Canadian Navy service records dating from 1894 to 1912, and Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve certificates dating from 1917 to 1919.

Also includes a letter of reference and volunteer sign-up sheet, demobilization certificate, station cards, and two postcards of unidentified people and objects.

Edwards, George
George Huntingford
996.018.0001, 008.007.0001-0004 · Fonds · 1892-1896

Fonds consists of letters from Captain George Hutingford to his wife dating from November 1892 to March 1896, including descriptions of the West Coast of Canada ca. 1892, life in the Royal Navy, and the movements of the HMS Nymphe on the California coast, Mexico, and South America. Contains approximately 400 letters, and a family tree provided by the donor.

Also includes the naval papers belonging to Captain George Huntingford, Royal Navy including the movements of HMS Nymphe from December 1892 to March 1896 and three letters dating to November 1892.

Huntingford, Captain George
George Phillips Fonds
L155, L246-L258, L593, 979.039; 979.076.0001-0003, 985.038.0001-0088, 985.043.0001-0005 · Fonds · 1913-1920, 1955, 1866-1939, 1979

Fonds consists of miscellaneous papers and photos relating to the work of George Phillips at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt naval stores, his service during World War I, and arctic expeditions.

Fonds includes two Department of Naval Services inspection reports for HMC Dockyards, Halifax and Esquimalt prepared by George Phillips and 11 Department of Naval Services folders containing documents relating to the operation of the naval stores dating from 1917-1922. as well as photocopies of correspondence between George Phillips, V. Stefansson, Mrs. R.M. Anderson, Mrs. Murray, and G.J. Desbarats dating from 1913 to 1915.

Fonds also includes miscellaneous ephemeral related to the Royal Canadian Navy including two issues of "The Naval Volunteer" Magazine dating to December 1915 and January 1916, a Royal Naval Club, Esquimalt account book dating from October 1896 to 31 October 1911, a small painting of HMS Shearwater c. 1911, a pencil drawing of a fireplace with specs c. 1931, a handwritten letter in envelope dated 1912, and a Seattle press club visitor's card for Mr. G. Phillips.

Also includes a small booklet containing information about Canadian Pacific Steamships and a passenger list for the Empress of Scotland sailing from Quebec to Cherbourg and Southampton Wednesday 18 July 1928 as well as a diner menu for Tuesday 24 July 1928 and a lunch menu for Wednesday 25 July 1928. The menus are postcards on the reverse and were collected as souvenirs of a voyage taken by Miss J. Phillips.

Phillips, George
Groos Family Fonds
L3, L483, L3804, L4015, L4054, L4055, 003.028.0001-0003, 005.006.0001-0002 · Fonds · 1877-1979

Fonds 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.

Groos, Captain D.W.
James Fonds
L513 · Fonds · 1871-1939

The fonds consists of baptismal certificate (1971), certificates of character (1893-1910) of the Royal Navy, letter of reference, papers from the Admiralty, papers regarding James' acceptance into the Royal Canadian Navy, and a short resume of his naval career to 1903.

James, Captain Frederic William Haigh