Pasley Island

Pasley Island (49˚22'00" 123˚27'00" W of Collingwood Channel and Bowen I, Howe Sd, NW of Vancouver). Adm Sir Thomas Pasley (1734–1808) played a distinguished role in the English Channel battle known as the Glorious First of June. In 1860, Capt George Richards of the survey vessel Plumper named many features in Howe Sd after participants in this 1794 naval victory over the French. Pasley entered the RN in 1751, was promoted to post capt in 1771 and served in both the W and E Indies. After...

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