HMS thetisThetis, 1846-55
HMS thetisThetis, named for the Greek sea nymph,1 was a 5th-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. From 1851-53 it was commanded on in the Pacific by Captain Kuper.2
HMS thetisThetis gave its name to many places on and around Vancouver Island including Thetis Island, Lake, Cove, and anchorage.3 It was part of a force, led by Douglas, that went to Cowichan Bay to arrest Peter Brown's murderers, an incident that features in several despatches.
  • 1. Andrew Scott, The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Placenames (Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2009), 588.
  • 2. Peter Davis, HMS Thetis, William Loney RN—Ships.
  • 3. Scott, The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Placenames, 588.
Mentions of this vessel in the documents
The Colonial Despatches Team. HMS Thetis, 1846-55. 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/thetis.html.

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