Moresby Island

Moresby Island (48˚43'00" 123˚19'00" W side of Swanson Channel, SE of Saltspring I, Gulf Is), Moresby Island (52˚25'00" 131˚30'00" S of Graham I, QCI), Moresby Passage (48˚43'00" 123˚21'00" W of Moresby I, Gulf Is). Rear Adm Fairfax Moresby (1786–1877) was cdr-in-chief of the Pacific Station, 1850–53, with HMS Portland as his flagship. He entered the RN in 1799 and was promoted to capt in 1814. Moresby spent a number of years on the African coast, in command of the frigate Menai,...

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