HMS portland_shipPortland, 1822-1862
HMS portland_shipPortland was a fourth-rate wooden sailing ship of the Royal Navy.1 In the 1850s HMS portland_shipPortland was Commanded by Captain Henry Chads and was the flagship of Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby in the Pacific.2
portland_shipPortland was the first Royal Navy flagship to visit Victoria.3 The Oregon Treaty of 1846 contained ambiguity around the ownership of the San Juan Islands. HMS portland_shipPortland’s visit to Vancouver Island was partially a display of power to deter US territorial claims in the area.4
  • 1. Peter Davis, HMS Portland, William Loney RN—Ships.
  • 2. Ibid.
  • 3. Patrick Marioné, Portland, Age of Nelson.
  • 4. Ibid.
Mentions of this vessel in the documents
The Colonial Despatches Team. HMS Portland, 1822-1862. 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/portland_ship.html.

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