Fulford Harbour


Fulford Harbour (48˚46'00" 123˚26'00" SE side of Saltspring I, Gulf Is), Fulford Reef (48˚27'00" 123˚14'00" N of Chatham Is, W side of Haro Str, just E of Victoria). Capt John Fulford (1809–88) was in command of HMS Ganges, the flagship of Rear Adm Robert Baynes on the Pacific Station, 1857–60. Before that he had been capt of HMS Conway. He reached the rank of rear adm himself in 1866 and was eventually promoted to adm, retired, in 1877. Nearby Fulford Ck also honours him, as does...

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