High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd. was a ship builder located in Victoria, British Columbia. This was a historic metalworks and shipyard in Victoria, Canada. From the late 1850s on, with the Fraser Canyon and Cariboo Gold Rushes British Columbia (BC) was dependent upon Californian supplies and ships. To prevent United States domination of the British Colony, Governor James Douglas passed laws restricting US shipping. To encourage BC shipping a yard and ironworks was established--the Albion Iron Works was started by Joseph Spratt on May 4, 1863.

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