Howe Sound

Howe Sound (49˚25'00" 123˚23'00" NW of Vancouver and Burrard Inlet). Capt George Vancouver named this feature in 1794 after Adm Richard Howe (1726–99), later Earl Howe. Lord Howe, with HMS Queen Charlotte as his flagship, was the hero of a 1794 RN victory in the English Channel known as the Glorious First of June, in which his fleet attacked and subdued a superior French force and captured seven line-of-battle ships. British royal family members were so overjoyed at this outcome that they...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.