Ontario Point

Ontario Point (51˚50'00" 127˚53'00" E side of Fitz Hugh Sd, between Kiwash Cove and Warrior Cove, just S of Namu, SE of Bella Bella). Named in 1946 after HMCS Ontario, a Minotaur-class light cruiser originally built for the RN as HMS Minotaur but transferred to the RCN in 1944. The 169-m, 10,095-tonne vessel, constructed at Belfast, N Ireland, arrived too late to see active service during WWII but did assist with post-war operations at Hong Kong, Manila and Japan. The Ontario served as an RCN...

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