Armentières Channel


Armentières Channel (53 ̊07'00" 132 ̊24'00" Between Moresby I and Chaatl I, QCI), Armentières Rock (49 ̊01'00" 125 ̊18'00" N of Bazett I in Pipestem Inlet, SW of Port Alberni, W side of Vancouver I). HMCS Armentières, a 40-m Battle-class trawler (357 tonnes, top speed 10 knots), was built by Canadian Vickers Ltd in Montreal and launched in 1917 as a patrol boat and minesweeper. The ship spent much of its life on the BC coast and was stationed at Bamfield in winter to assist vessels in...

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