PAMHSAug 23, 201810 min readThe Last Voyage of the HMCS AlberniFlower-class corvettes were one of the premier convoy escorts of WWII, boasting a wide range of useful weaponry for engaging enemy...
PAMHSAug 15, 20184 min readA Toast to West Coast Rum RunningBetween the sea and the shore, rum- running vessels scattered the west coast of Canada in the early 1900s. They left their mark on...
PAMHSAug 25, 20174 min readChinese Immigrant Vessels: A New Home in China CreekIn the summer of 1999, four Chinese vessels crossed on to Canadian seas. These ships carried a combined total of approximately 600...
PAMHSAug 23, 20178 min readThe Vanlene: Bamfield’s Vehicular GraveOn March 14th 1972, the 21 year-old M.V. Vanlene freighter vessel carrying 300 Dodge Colts from Japan blindly entered the Barkley Sound;...
PAMHSAug 27, 20164 min readThe History of the Malahat and Captain StoneThe Malahat was built in 1917 by Cameron Genoa Mills Ltd, in Victoria BC. It was a 1543 ton schooner made of wood, mainly fir, which was...