Quadra Rocks

Quadra Rocks (52˚09'00" 131˚06'00" In Houston Stewart Channel, S of Moresby I, QCI). After CGS Quadra, a federal lighthouse and fisheries tender on the BC coast, which struck these rocks in May 1892 en route to the Bering Sea to observe the sealing trade. Capt James Gaudin was in command at the time; he was able to beach the ship nearby and make temporary repairs while one of his officers took a small boat to Port Simpson to request assistance. The 53-m, 1,474-tonne patrol vessel was built at...

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