Uganda Passage

Uganda Passage (50˚05'00" 125˚02'00" Between Marina I and Cortes I, E of Sutil Channel, N end of Str of Georgia), Uganda Point (51˚49'00" 127˚54'00" S of Warrior Cove, E side of Fitz Hugh Sd, SE of Bella Bella). Named in 1945 for HMCS Uganda, a former British light cruiser that had been acquired by the RCN the year before. The 8,712-tonne, 169-m vessel was launched in 1941 as HMS Uganda and commissioned in 1943. It served at first on convoy and escort duty, then participated in the invasion...

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