In May 1846,
Fisgard arrived at
Fort Victoria to bolster British strength in the region during the
Oregon boundary dispute. The
Fisgard sailed up the
Puget Sound and anchored at
Nisqually for the summer, waiting, along with other British warships, to hear if they were
required to take possession of the lands north of the
Columbia River. HMS
Fisgard, with Lieutenant Dyke, departed in 1847 after the boundary was settled on the 49th
parallel.