Feng, Google Docs (both simple and really work well), Alfresco (for deeper enterprise needs) even MODx or WordPress (for a more "CMS" approach), but for heaven's sake NOT Joomla! Between its rigidity and security issues it will drive you to the brink (or drink).

You are dating your understanding of history - calling into question your credibility. As a matter of fact, Canada's navy at the time boasted one of the largest fleets in the world, behind only America and the UK. By the end of WWII the RCN had exercised dominance over the northwest Atlantic.