Item is a charter party between T. S. Drisko and Charles T. White. The charter details the terms of a shipment of cargo from Apple River, Nova Scotia to New York, New York. The charter was brokered by James L. Sullivan.
Item consists of a charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing the fore starboard side of an unidentified Canadian naval ship, close to an unidentified shore.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely from March 1944, showing the starboard aft portion of the deck of the Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely from March 1944, showing engine and exhaust components on the deck of the Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely from March 1944, showing engine and exhaust components on the deck of the Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, dated June 28, 1943, showing ships in convoy formation from the deck of the minesweeper HMCS Kenora.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early-1940s showing the starboard side of an unidentified Canadian naval ship in convoy formation. Engine exhaust ventilation equipment and lifeboats are visible in the drawing.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, dated March 18, 1944, showing exhaust and ventilation components on the deck of the Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely in the early-1940s, of the port side perspective of an unidentified Canadian naval ship in convoy formation, with six smaller ships in the distance.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal sketch by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early-1940s showing ships in convoy formation. Ships identified include HMS Monarch, RMS Empress of Australia, and RMS Aquitania, as well as two other unidentified ships.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early-1940s showing engine and ventilation components on board an unidentified naval ship in convoy formation in rough seas.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s showing equipment on the starboard deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early-1940s showing a starboard side view of the examination ship HMCS Andree Dupre.
Item consists of a completed pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing two sailors wearing wet weather gear performing navigational and signalling duties while in convoy formation on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. MacKay sometime in the early-1940s showing a portside view of the HMS Valiant, as well as an unidentified convoy formation including the Skeena, the Empress of Britain, the Empress of Australia, and several other vessels.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from March 1944, showing the 4.7 inch turret guns on the deck of Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Iroquois.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s showing three sailors cleaning and maintaining the aft gun on board HMS Restigouche.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely in 1940, showing a busy port scene at Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Scene includes tugs and naval vessels, as well as two sailors carrying duffel bags.
Item consists of a charcoal and ink drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from 1944, showing a sailor standing on the deck of a pilot boat manoeuvring towards a docked Canadian naval ship under a crane.
Certificates of discharge (1880-1888) indicate Herbert MacDougall's rise in status from serving as an O.S. (Ordinary Seaman) at age 18, to Mate at age 26.
Item consists of two copies of a drawing of the propulsion shafting of the Bluenose II. The drawing includes a plan view of the existing shafting and a detail of the proposed modification, showing the installation of a twin disc coupling. The drawing was completed by G. T. Nelson from the Halifax Shipyards Drawing Office on September 23rd, 1965. The drawing is labelled "DRG. No. MX-625." Both copies of the drawing are stamped and dated by Halifax Shipyards. One copy has a stamp of approval from the Canada Department of Transport, which is dated October 4th, 1965.
Fonds contains the personal and professional records of four generations of the Bigelow family of Nova Scotia. It includes correspondence, legal and financial documents, diaries and memoirs, and photographs that document primarily the family's shipbuilding activities as well as the genealogical interests of John Robert Bigelow.
File contains correspondence with Bill from Shipowners Assurance Management Ltd, A & C Black Ltd, ; a photocopy of "Big battles with the Sea: Twenty-Seven Days in Open Boats" by H. J. Shepstone; pages from "Our Sure Shield! About the Day's Work in the Navy" by J. S. Margerison; typed drafts of "The other boat" and "San Rafael's last trip round Cape Horn"; photocopies of drafts of "Ol'd Grandpa" and "The other boat"; a bibliography and research material for a talk given to the Antiquarian Society called "Aids to Navigation"; a typed draft of a talk for the Antiquarians called "Survival in the Roaring Forties" which is about the San Rafael; and a photocopy of "Saga of the 'San Rafael.'"
Collection consists of over 500 photographs of ships. Collection also contains French-language clippings: Liste des newspages dans le Monde d'Apres Le Journal Courrier De Londres et Gazette de la Grand Bretagne 1804-1807; Registre des Navires Canadienne et Etrangers Coules Derrand La Guerre 1939-1945; Registre notes des Croisieres des U Boot Allemandes Guerre 1939-1945.
File contains two copies of a drawing of arrangement "C" of the main cabin of an unidentified ship, probably the Bluenose II. The drawing shows the arrangement of furniture in the cabin.
File contains two copies of a drawing of arrangement "B" of the main cabin of an unidentified ship, probably the Bluenose II. The drawing shows the placement of berths, tables, a fireplace, and other furniture.
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![Bluenose II (built by Smith & Rhuland Ltd.-Lunbrg) hydrostatic curves : [graph]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/d/e/a/dea903f5aab5486110af898a593c051b085c37a023a33fd547c0082a53f4ec73/ms-4-135_os7_002_142.jpg)
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