Troup Bank


Troup Bank (54˚04'00" 132˚11'00" N of Entry Point, off E entrance to Masset Hbr, N side of Graham I, QCI). Named in 1907 by Capt Frederick Learmonth of the RN survey vessel Egeria after one of the ship’s officers, Lt James Andrew Gardiner Troup (1883–1975), who participated in the survey of this area. Nicknamed “Jaggers,” Troup went on to a significant naval career, serving as capt of the cruiser Cairo, 1926–28, and the battleship Revenge, 1930–32. He also held a number of...

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