Portland Bay

Portland Bay (52˚47'00" 132˚11'00" Between Tasu Sd and Kootenay Inlet, W side of Moresby I, QCI), Portland Island (48˚44'00" 123˚22'00" SE of Saltspring I, NE of Saanich Peninsula, Gulf Is). HMS Portland was the flagship of Rear Adm Fairfax Moresby, cdr-in-chief of the Pacific Station, 1850–53. The 52-gun, 1,339-tonne wooden sailing vessel was launched in 1822, served in the Mediterranean, 1834–38, and was decommissioned in 1862. Portland Bay was named in association with nearby Chads...

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