HMS Thetis, 1846-55
HMS Thetis, named for the Greek sea nymph, was a 5th-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. From 1851-53 it was commanded on in the
Pacific by Captain Kuper.
HMS
Thetis gave its name to many places on and around Vancouver Island including Thetis Island,
Lake, Cove, and anchorage. 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 Place Names (Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2009), 588.
- 2. Peter Davis, HMS Thetis (1846), The Victorian Royal Navy (website). http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2176
- 3. Scott, The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, 588.