V ICTORIA M ACHINERY D EPOT

The Victoria Machinery Depot played a major role in the development of modern Victoria. Here are a few images of the VMD from the museum's collection, originally taken in 1910.

VMD view 1
VMD: View 1 of 2
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VMD view 2
VMD: View 2 of 2
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The following excerpt has been taken from p. 251 of 'On The Northwest. Commercial Whaling in the Pacific Northwest 1790-1967' by R.L. Webb.
May 30, 1935 after a whale chaser boat 'Blue' encounters a sperm whale.

"...but he could hardly ignore the arrival of a crippled chaser boat at the VMD yard in Victoria. And the Victoria Machinery Depot's repairs were not cheap; an estimate given prior to the 1934 whaling season quoted $1,580 to replace five riveted plates in the hull of the Blue and $400 to make patches and replace some riveting under the stern of the Black."

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