Defence Islands

Defence Islands (49˚35'00" 123˚17'00" NE of Anvil I, Howe Sd, NW of Vancouver). With these islands, 19th-century RN surveyor Capt George Richards continued his theme of naming features in Howe Sd after the 1794 English Channel victory known as the Glorious First of June, in which Adm Lord Howe triumphed over a French fleet. HMS Defence, under Capt James Gambier, had the “distinguished honour” of passing through the enemy’s line first, a manoeuvre that dismasted the ship and resulted in...

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