Hewlett Bay

Hewlett Bay (52˚57'00" 132˚20'00" S side of Moore Channel, NW side of Moresby I, QCI). William Hewlett (d 1885) was a master’s assistant aboard HMS Thetis, on the Pacific Station, 1851–53, under Capt Augustus Kuper. He helped George Moore, master of the Thetis, survey the Englefield Bay region (formerly known as Gold Hbr) off NW Moresby I in 1852 and the following year was transferred to HMS Cockatrice off the coast of Mexico. Hewlett was promoted master in 1858 and staff cdr in 1869. He...

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