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Series consists of a collection of papers that were presented at the AIAA / SNAME [Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers] Advance Marine Vehicles Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia during 22-24 May 1967, and then published by the AIAA in 1967. Each of the 15 papers contain instructional information regarding assorted shipbuilding and design techniques (such as hydrofoil ships, captured air bubble vehicles, and submergence ships) developed by various engineering companies based in the United States. The series is arranged in numerical order by the AIAA paper number.

Series consists of three articles published in the 1970s by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The documents contain instructional and descriptive information regarding the design, development, and testing of ship motors and assorted parts therein, communications and satellites. The series is arranged in numerical order by the AIAA paper number.

The series consists of four articles published after 1958 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The documents contain research papers produced by various American authorities in the field of mechanical engineering, including work on such subjects as the design of two types of compressors, the effects of disparate extreme environments on certain kinds of machinery and turbines. The series is arranged in numerical order by the ASME paper number.

Series consists of Canadian, American, and British government and non-governmental publications concerning operating instruction, services and parts manuals for various engines and appliances used on naval vessels during 1920 to 1976. The major contributors include:

• Canada
o Royal Canadian Navy
o Dept. of National Defence
o Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Company Ltd.
o Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited.
o S.F. Bowser Company Limited.
• United Kingdom
o Lloyd’s Register of Shipping. London
o Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd.
• United States
o Cummins Engine Company Inc.
o General Motors Corporation. Cleveland Diesel Engine Division, Cleveland, Ohio
o General Motors Corporation. Detroit Diesel Engine Division. Detroit, Michigan

There are also non-government publications from France, Switzerland, The Netherlands and West Germany.

The series includes documents on alterations and additions to certain classes of naval vessels, catalogues for ordering spare parts, standardized orders and various other subjects. The types of documents include manuals, handbooks, regulations and orders, instructions, port information and catalogues. The files are arranged in alphabetical order by country (Canada, United Kingdom and United States) and then in numerical order by the BRCN number.

Series consists of British government publications concerning regulations and instructions, weapons and equipment, the maintenance and repair of ships, submarines, training manuals and various other subjects during 1935 to 1984. The major contributors included the following directorates / departments within the Admiralty and the Ministry of Defence:

Admiralty: Engineer-in-Chief`s Department; Gunnery Branch; Naval Ordnance Department; Underwater Weapon Material Department and Ship Department; Underwater Weapons Department and Weapons Department

Ministry of Defence: Director General Weapons (Naval); and Ship Department

There are also some publications from other British government departments and agencies, some British non-government bodies, as well as a publication from Canada and the United States.

Series consists of training books published between 1952 and 1966 by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (NAVPERS Publications). The documents contain pedagogical information regarding the use of electricity, electronics, and sonar technology in a naval combat context. The series is comprised of three genres of training manual: the Opticalman series; the Basic Electricity series; the Basic Electronics series, the Search Sonar Maintenance series; and the Fundamentals of Electronics series. The series arranged in numerical order by the NAVPERS number.

Series consists of instructions issued by the Bureau of Weapons (BUWEPS). The instructions included in the series are 4030.2-10490.1. The first document is an indexing document and contains a list of all the orders included in the series and the titles that go with them. The purpose of the instructions is to inform naval staff about the proper procedures for routine dealings with ordnance. The series contains instructions on various topics from: required tasks for naval shore installations, engineering responsibilities for various systems, and maintenance and repair of torpedoes.

Series consists of American governmental and non-governmental publications concerning research and development in the fields of naval engineering and naval ordnance. Types of documents include manuals, handbooks, guides, and technical instructions. Many of the documents provide specifications for torpedoes, guns, various other weapons, radar, and the mechanical aspects of ships.
The major contributors include:
Chief of the Bureau of Naval Weapons
Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
U.S. Navy Central Torpedo Office, Newport, Rhode Island
Navy Dept. Bureau of Naval Weapons
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York
U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland
U.S. Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, Newport, Rhode Island
U.S. Naval Underwater Weapons Systems Engineering Center, Newport, R.I.

Series consists of ordnance pamphlets distributed by the United States Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance. The pamphlets were intended to aid the naval officer aboard ship toward increasing his knowledge of weapons and ammunition on the ship. The series includes pamphlets on the production, handling, stowing and shipping of ammunition; assembly of turrets and mounts; design and manufacturer of various weaponry; range tables for mounted guns; and various information on other weapons.

Series consists of bulletins regarding a 1955 11th meeting of the Joint Army-Navy-Air Force Solid Propellant Group, lecture notes and sketches regarding underwater weapons, and wo publications on the Digital Automatic Tracking and Remoting System (DATAR) used by the Royal Canadian Navy. Also includes a CBM register of all CBM documents received. The series is arranged in numerical order by the CBM number.

Series consists of CDM documents regarding naval weapons and includes Canadian, American and British government and non-government publications for the period 1947 to 1967. Some of the major government corporate authors in Canada include: the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Warfare); the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air & Warfare); the Canadian Arsenals Limited, Filling Division, Technical Department (Electronics); the Royal Canadian Navy Operational Evaluation Organization, Commander; and Chief of Operational Readiness The major non-government corporate authors in Canada include: the Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited, Electronics Division; and RCA Victor Company Ltd. Some of major government and non-government corporate authors in the United States include: the US Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island; the US Naval Ordnance Laboratory (Washington, DC); Clevite Corporation. Clevite Research Center; the John Hopkins University. Applied Physics Laboratory; and the Pennsylvania State University. College of Engineering & Architecture. Some of the major British government corporate authors include: the Director of Naval Ordnance; the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Portland; the HMS Cumberland; and the Ministry of Supply, Directorate of Materials and Explosives Research and Development. There are also publications from France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands, as well as from international agencies and groups, including NATO and the Tripartite Technical Cooperation Programme. Some of the subjects covered include: guided missiles; torpedoes, weapons systems; anti-submarine warfare; military explosives; surface-to-air missiles; anti-aircraft artillery; naval ordnance; fire control; military communications and radar. The series is arranged in numerical order by the CDM reference number.

Series consists of Volume 1 of three volumes which constituted the final report on a study performed for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) on a ship launched Close Range Missile System for the new DDH-280 destroyers and OSS supply ships. The volume in Part 1 reports on the technical study of the RCN proposed Close range Missile System and in Part 2 reports on a company funded study of an alternate approach to a Close Range Missile System for the RCN. The difference in the two systems regarding the type of launcher and fire control system utilized and the advantages the alternate system provided in both operational effectiveness and cost are discussed.

Series consists of Technical Notes prepared by the Defence Research Establishment Ottawa (DREO) during 1989 to 1991. Some of the major subjects covered include: radar; electronic countermeasures; missile defence; chemical warfare; military communications and protective clothing. The series is arranged in numerical order by the technical note number.

Series consists of reports prepared by the Defence Research Establishment Ottawa (DREO) during 1989 to 1991. Some of the major subjects covered include: radar, electronic warfare, chemical warfare, protective clothing and gas masks. The series is arranged in numerical order by the report number.

Series consists of reports on experiments performed on new naval equipment. The reports cover the modifications made to torpedoes to increase their capabilities in shallow water; research on magnetic fields on naval ships and the strength of the fields; investigation to speed alignment; EM log zero speed alignment investigation; and finally development of a new hoist and recovery mechanism for towed vehicles. The file on the recovery mechanism for towed vehicles includes blueprints.

Series consists of technical notes produced by the Director General Fighting Equipment, Royal Canadian Navy on various naval weapons and systems. The technical notes were designed to analyse and draw conclusions about the naval equipment. The reports were meant to test the limits on some naval equipment and test potential improvements on others. The systems covered in the notes range from: very deep sonar equipment, vibrations of towing cables, preliminary analysis on hydrofoil craft, and notes on design of shipboard HF communication systems. The file labeled ‘Miscellaneous’ contains an inventory of technical reports and a miniature mock-up of the hardcover used when submitting technical reports. The folder also contains a coloured photograph of Queen Elizabeth II , a hand written version of the technical report index and other assorted technical notes and memos.

Series consists of the office files of the Director General Maritime Engineering and maintenance (DGMEM) during the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The series includes a wide variety of naval subjects and includes the following fifteen subseries:

1. Chief of Technical Services
2. Chief of the Defence Staff Advisory Committee
3. Chronological Files
4. Commissioning of Ships
5. DDH 280 Project
6. DDH 280 Project Review Group
7. Defence Management Committee
8. Defence Supply Naval Ship Repair Panel
9. Defence Supply Naval Shipbuilding Panel / Canadian Forces Shipbuilding Panel
10. Hydrofoil Project Manager
11. Naval Central Drawing Office
12. Naval Central Drawing Office Management Committee
13. Publications
14. Visits
15. Reference Files

Series consists of the Electronic Information Bulletins issued during 1951 to 1978. Also includes an index of articles for bulletins 296 to 622 for the period 1961 to 1963 and the bulletins for the S Series during 1962 to 1964. Arranged in numerical order by the bulletin number.

Series consists of an incomplete set of the 1964 FHE 400 Engineering Design Study report. Includes volumes 2 to 4 regarding the overall system analysis, the sub systems analysis and the specifications. Volumes 1, 5 and 6 are missing. Arranged in numerical order by the volume and section numbers.

Series consists of Canadian, American, British government and non-governmental publications concerning research and development in the fields of naval engineering and naval ordnance. The major contributors include:
Bristol-Siddeley Engines Ltd.
Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Commander, Maritime Operational Test and Evaluation Force
Canada. Dept. of National Defence
Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Director General Maritime Systems
Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Director Maritime Combat Systems
Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Directorate of Material Engineering Support
Canada. National Research of Council Canada. Division of Mechanical Engineering
Canada. National Research of Council Canada. Radio and Electrical Engineering Division
Canada. Royal Canadian Navy.
Canada. Royal Canadian Navy. Director General Ships.
Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited. Electronics Division
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
Great Britain. Admiralty. Surface Division, Director General Weapons
Great Britain. Admiralty. Surface Weapons Establishment
Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. Ship Department
Stone Platt Industries Ltd
United Aircraft of Canada Limited, Industrial and Marine Division
United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ships
University of Michigan. College of Engineering, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Yarrow Admiralty Research Department

The series includes documents on torpedoes, sonar technology, icebreakers, ship design, ship structural analysis and antenna systems and focuses on the research and development of craft propulsion technologies, the development of the hydrofoil craft in the Canadian Navy and the Sea Sparrow missile. Types of documents include manuals, handbooks, technical evaluations, guides, progress reports, minutes, technical instructions and others. Files are arranged geographically by country (Canada, United Kingdom and United States) and then alphabetically by the corporate author. according to an in-house classification system.