Hood Point

Hood Point (49˚25'00" 123˚19'00" NE tip of Bowen I, Howe Sd, NW of Vancouver). Adm Sir Alexander Hood (1727–1814), later Viscount Bridport, was a member of a famous British naval family. He was cdr of the royal yacht Katherine for many years, treasurer of Greenwich Hospital and an MP, 1784–96. Capt George Richards named this feature about 1859 for Hood’s role as deputy cdr, under Adm Earl Howe, in the 1794 British naval battle known as the Glorious First of June, which inspired many...

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