HMS fisgardFisgard, 1819-1879
HMS fisgardFisgard was a 46-gun frigate-class vessel, launched from Pembroke Dockyards, England, on July 8, 1819.1 It was dismantled in the late 1870s, having sailed for over 60 years.2 In 1843 Captain John Alexander Duntze took the bridge and sailed it to the northwest Pacific shores.3
According to a despatch sent by the officers in charge of Fort Victoria, the fisgardFisgard anchored in the waters before the Fort in May of 1846, with orders to remain on the coast until relieved. This imposing multi-gun vessel contributed to a growing British military presence on the coast at the time.
  • 1. Peter Davis, Fisgard, William Loney RN—Ships.
  • 2. Ibid.
  • 3. Ibid.
Mentions of this vessel in the documents
The Colonial Despatches Team. HMS Fisgard, 1819-1879. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/fisgard.html.

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