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Canadian Steamship Inspection Services [textual record, technical drawing, cartographic material]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1889-1975.

Reference:

R184-137-9-E, RG12-A-1, RG12M 70/12872, RG12M 70/13042, RG42-B-10, RG12M 88914, RG12-B-7

Type of material:

Textual material, Maps and cartographic material, Architectural and technical drawings

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Item ID number:

133936

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Canadian Steamship Inspection Services
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Series includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1889-1975.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.15 m of textual records
ca. 381 technical drawings on 265 sheets : some blueprints, some blueline prints.
ca. 63 maps.

Language of material:

English
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Canadian Steamship Inspection Services [textual record]

[Plans of the RCMP auxiliary schooner St. Roch] [technical drawing] Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd
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Series consists of records created and/or maintained by the Board of Steamship Inspection and its successor, Canadian Steamship Inspection Services.

Under the terms of the Steamboat Inspection Act of 1886 and its subsequent amendments, all Canadian-registered steamships of over on-hundred and fifty tons gross weight were liable for annual inspection. The examinations were conducted by inspectors appointed by the Department of Marine collectively known as the Board of Steamship Inspection, and later, under the Department of Transport, as the Steamship Inspector's Office. Inspectors were required to make a detailed survey of the hull, boiler, and all other machinery, and could require the production of any certificate necessary to the operation of the vessel.

The reports of annual steamship inspections include "sealed boiler affidavits" and other relevant certificates. The reports offer a detailed survey of engine-works and machinery together with ships' information: for example, port of registry, dimensions, tonnage, registration number, and type of vessel.

Series also includes plans of steamships Klondike I, Klondike II, Whitehorse, and Aksala, and plans of the RCMP auxiliary schooner St. Roch. There are also drawings of various categories of vessels prepared by Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd., Montreal, including: Park, Armament maintenance, Escort maintenance, Naval stores issuing, North sands, Victory tankers, "B" type coasters, 4700 tonner, 4700 tonner "Dominion style", Victory, "Canadian" type cargo and "C" type coaster ships. With the drawings are index cards for the "Park", "Fort" and other ship categories and index cards for ships routes by province and territory; lists of ships drawings; and correspondence giving completion dates, name changes, and vessels sold.
Eighty drawings of the hull, machinery and electrical apparatus for the "Abegweit" were prepared by German & Milne, 1947. The maps were collected by the Board of Steamship Inspection, which became the Ship Safety Branch.
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Canada. Board of Steamship Inspection

Wartime Shipbuilding Limited (Canada)

Canadian Steamship Inspection Services

German & Milne (Firm)
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Canadian Steamship Inspection Services : Under the terms of the STEAMBOAT INSPECTION ACT of 1886 (49 Vic., cap. 78) and its subsequent amendments, all Canadian-registered steamships of over one-hundred and fifty tons gross weight were liable for annual inspection. The examinations were conducted by inspectors appointed by the Department of Marine collectively known as the Board on Steamboat Inspection, and later, under the Department of Transport, as the Steamship Inspector's Office, Canadian Steamship Inspection Services. Inspectors were required to make a detailed survey of the hull, boiler, and all other machinery, and could require the production of any certificate necessary to the operation of the vessel. By 1963 Steamship Inspection was headed by a Controller and was a part of the Marine Regulations Branch.

Previous to 1868, the passenger, freight, and tug steamers of Ontario and Quebec were examined by inspectors of steamboats and an inspection fee was charged. Periodically these inspectors met in various locations and formed a Board to examine engineers. In New Brunswick steamers were examined without fee by the Government Inspector of Steamboats, whose salary was defrayed from the Public Treasury. The new Act (31 Victoria, Chapter 65, 22 May 1868) appointed inspectors for different districts to form a board presided over by a chairman. This Act repealed the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, chapter 45; 23 Victoria, chapter 28; 27-28 Victoria, chapter 15; Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, chapter 77; and 28 Victoria, chapter 4 of New Brunswick.

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Technical drawings, cartographic material (Paper) Finding aids for RG12M 70-12872 and RG12M 70-13042 consist of item listings. RG12M 88914: Finding aid consists of a copy of the card index to the Wartime Shipbuilding vessels, and a listing of the drawings for the "Abegweit" prepared by German and Milne, in the acquisition documentation file. RG12M 70-12872; RG12M 70-13042; RG12M 88914 Finding aids are available in main reference room. (90: Open)

Technical drawings; cartographic material; textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 12-103 is a verified list indicating volume number, file number, file part number, file title and outside dates for volumes 6128 -- 6134. 12-103 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/12-103_133936_vols 6128-6134_open.pdf

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Physical description note:

RG12M 70-12872: Technical drawings: Items are numbered in pencil on the verso.
Items numbered 1-16, and 21-23, were stamped by the Dept. of Marines & Fisheries as approved by Board of Steamship Inspection. Items numbered 17-20 were stamped by the Dept. of Transport as approved by Board of Steamship Inspection.

RG12M 70-13042: Technical drawings: All of the blueprints have S.S. St. Reoch or S.S. St. Roch handwritten in the lower right hand area. All items are numbered in pencil on the verso.

Note on the state of conservation:

RG12M 70-12872: Technical drawings: Items numbered 1,2,13-15,17,and 19 have small tears along folds or edges. Tape on items #1 and 2 is brittle and coming apart. Item #21 is fading. Item #23 is wrinkled.

RG12M 70-13042: Technical drawings: Items #1,4,and 12 have small tears along the folds or edges of sheet.

Custodial history:

RG12M 70-12872 and RG12M 70-13042 were transferred in 1970 from the Board of Steamship Inspection. RG12M 88914 was transferred in April 1988 from the Ship Safety Branch of Transport Canada.

Accompanying material note:

RG12M 70-12872: Accompanying material in the acquisition documentation file includes a five page xeroxed report about the construction and structural history of the S.S. Klondike I, and lists publications giving further information on the Klondike I and II.

RG12M 70-13042: Accompanying material in the acquisition documentation file includes a two page xerox of an article about the restoration of the St. Roch, Globe Magazine (28 Sept. 1957, p. 3-5) and a copy of Maclean's magazine (Oct. 1974, p. 86-94) containing articles about the ship.

Cartographic math data:

Technical drawings: Scales differ.

Cartographic material: Scales differ.

Formatted contents note:

RG12M 70-13042: Contents: 1. Details of 18" x 60" air storage tank, made to Canadian requirements. 1928 -- 2. Midship section, auxiliary schooner, R.C.M.P., Arctic subdivision. 1928 -- 3. Structural arrangement, auxiliary schooner, R.C.M.P., Arctic subdivision. 1928 -- 4. General arrangement, auxiliary schooner, R.C.M.P., Arctic subdivision. 1928 -- 5. Arctic schooner for R.C.M.P., rigging plan. 1927 -- 6. Aux[iliary] Arctic schooner for R.C.M.P. 1958 -- 7. Aux[iliary] Arctic schooner for R.C.M.P., rudder and stern post. 1927 -- 8. Arrangement of fastenings, auxilary schooner, R.C.M.P. Arctic subdivision. [1927] -- 9. R.C.M. Police schooner oil fuel tanks. 1928 -- 10. R.C.M.P. schooner, hull #114, fuel oil tanks. 1928 -- 11. R.C.M.P. schooner, hull #114, main engine bed. 1928 -- 12. R.C.M.P. police schooner, machinery & pipe arrangement. 1928

Availability of other formats note:

RG12M 70-12872: Items numbers 1-7, and 18, have been microfilmed. RG12M 70-13042: All items have been microfilmed.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Container note(s):

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NMC15054 : RG12M 70-13042
NMC15055 : RG12M 70-13042

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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116-040013-3
120-000075-7
1992-93/075 GAD
70/12872 CA
70/13042 CA
88914 CA
RG12
RG12M 70/12872
RG12M 70/13042
RG12M 88914

Former archival reference no.:

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RG12-A-1
RG12M 70/12872
RG12M 70/13042
RG42-B-10
RG12M 88914
RG12-B-7
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Textual records

[Consultation32 Restricted by law]

Volume [R184] 6133

[Consultation 90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC111360--NMC111367;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC115945--NMC115949;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC55143--NMC55147;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R184] 6134

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [RG12M 70/12872]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000001627 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--24

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [RG12M 70/13042]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000001652 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--12

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [RG12M 88914] 2000863428--2000863430

[Consultation 90 Open]

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche NMC15054--NMC15055

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R184] 6128--6132

[Consultation 90 Open]

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