Peile Point

Peile Point (48˚51'00" 123˚24'00" N tip of Prevost I, E of Saltspring I, Gulf Is). Named after Mountford Stephen Lovick Peile (1824–85), who served as 1st lt of HMS Satellite, under Capt James Prevost, on the Pacific Station, 1857–60. He was later appointed to HMS Royal Adelaide, flagship of the port adm at Devonport. As cdr of HMS Espoir, off the W coast of Africa, 1864–67, he was senior officer of the RN’s Bight of Benin division. Peile was promoted to capt in 1867 and commanded HMS...

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