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              64 Archival description results for Naval Engineering

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              G.R. Newell Fonds
              L2193, L2312, 980.007-980.019, 985.035.0001-0003 · Fonds · 1891-1963

              Fonds consists of the apprentice indenture form, Canadian Government Merchant Marine Limited co-operating with the Navy League of Canada, for George Ronald Newell, dated 21 July 1920 and a cancellation of indenture dated 23 November 1923.

              Also includes a list of seamen shipped and discharged at the port of Victoria, B.C. c. 1891, an agreement and account of crew of foreign-going ships document filled out for the schooner Dora Siewerd c. 1891, assorted documents relating to survey and repair vessel Nancy Dee during the period of November 1962 and April 1963 including correspondence and notes.

              Also includes black and white photographs of lumber in the hold and a drawing of the Royal Yacht Britannia, and a souvenir book of the trial trip of SS Bowness Park, Captain G.R. Newell, with the compliments of the Canadian Transport Company, 2 dinner menus, and a typed summary of VE day celebrations.

              Also includes the following log books:

              • M/V Island Commander, 2 February to May 29 1943 and 3 June to 3 November 1943,
              • Barquentine Forest Friend, October 1920 to March 1923,
              • Seaman shipped and discharged at the Port of Victoria,
              • Sealing vessel Viva, 1894. Includes the regulations for preventing collisions at sea. Poor condition,
              • Register of Victoria Port Warden fees collected during 1901 to 1947,
              • Port warden fees, 1934 to 1947.
               Newell, Captain G.R.
              H.A. Tincley Fonds
              L2206 · Fonds

              Fonds consists of an engineering sketch book for HMCS Niobe, kept by H.A. Tincley.

               Tincley, H.A.
              Hichens-Smith Fonds
              981.006.0001-00031, 981.008.0001 · Fonds · 1908-1957

              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.

               Hichens-Smith, Walter
              HMCS Patrician Collection
              HMCS Patrician Collection
              L3544, 018.R.0001.1-50 · Fonds · 1920-1927

              Fonds consists of a collection of engine room registers from HMCS Patrician dating from 1920 to 1927. Each book consists of daily entries signed by the engineer officer, covering approximately three months. The books appear to of Royal Navy or Imperial origin most recently re-issued in December 1916 intended for “Torpedo Boats, Torpedo Boat Destroyers, and Special Ships” and the printed instructions in front are identified as issued by the Department of the Naval Service 1916. Each book also includes pages at the front for recording the names of the engineering complement and pages at the back for recording boiler examinations, repairs, etc.

              See attached finding aid.

               HMCS Patrician (ship)
              James S. Clark Fonds
              L30 · Fonds · 1883-1886

              Fonds consists of principal dimension sheets for ships built by Barrow Shipbuilding Company dating from 1883 to 1886. These plans are the work of James S. Clark, naval architect, born in the U.K. who worked for Barrow Shipbuilding, Mitsukiski Shipbuilding (Japan), and finally Victoria Machinery Depot.

               Clark, James S.
              J.E. Blackaller Fonds
              L2552 · Fonds · 1919, 1931-1938

              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.

               Blackaller, J.E.
              J.K. Slater Fonds
              988.083.0001-0007, 0015 · Fonds · 1951-1963

              Fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to the personal and professional life of J.K. Slater. Includes a naval pay identity booklet, a name stencil, Empress of Scotland passenger list 1952, a 1951 history of HMCS Ontario, mess rules card for HMCS Peregrin, 1963 dress code for HMCS Mackenzie, and exercise notebooks.

              Also includes various training notebooks including daily exercises, know your ship, rifle drills, weapons department organization, D/C analog computers, and instructions and parts breakdown for torque trip unit.

              Also includes technical reports, charts, drawings, and diagrams, gunner tests, conversion tables, technical procedures, etc. dating from 1962 and 1963.

               Slater, J.K.
              John Edward Hill Fonds
              001.003.0008 · Fonds · 1897-1925

              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.

               Hill, John Edward
              Joseph Slyth Fonds
              997.008.0003 · Fonds

              Fonds consists of a binder containing operations documents, schematic diagrams, and charts that came from the engine room of an unnamed vessel.

               Slyth, Joseph
              K.S. Page Fonds
              005.002.0001-0003 · Fonds

              Fonds consists of an Adams Engines catalogue, an Easthope Engines instruction booklet, and an instruction booklet for operating make-and-break and jump shark Adams Engines.