Cadboro (schooner)
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The Cadboro was a schooner
in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company
in its operations on the Pacific Northwest Coast
in the early 19th century. The 71 ton vessel carried 4 guns and had a crew of 12 men. In 1842, the Cadboro was the vessel which carried James Douglas
(later Sir James Douglas, Governor of the Colonies of Vancouver Island
and British Columbia
) and six other company staff from Fort Nisqually
on Puget Sound
, where they had travelled from Fort Vancouver
overland, to reconnoitre the location of what would become Fort Camosun, shortly afterwards renamed Fort Victoria
. The Cadboro was the first vessel to anchor in Cadboro Bay, British Columbia
and was the namesake of that bay and the community named for it, and adjoining Cadboro Point.
In 1846, Cadboro was chartered to transport the survivors of the shipwreck of schooner USS Shark
to California. Cadboro was lost in 1860, on a lumber voyage from Puget Sound
.
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
in its operations on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
in the early 19th century. The 71 ton vessel carried 4 guns and had a crew of 12 men. In 1842, the Cadboro was the vessel which carried James Douglas
James Douglas (Governor)
Sir James Douglas KCB was a company fur-trader and a British colonial governor on Vancouver Island in northwestern North America, particularly in what is now British Columbia. Douglas worked for the North West Company, and later for the Hudson's Bay Company becoming a high-ranking company officer...
(later Sir James Douglas, Governor of the Colonies of Vancouver Island
Colony of Vancouver Island
The Colony of Vancouver Island , was a crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with British Columbia. The united colony joined the Dominion of Canada through Confederation in 1871...
and British Columbia
Colony of British Columbia
The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day Canadian province of British Columbia, since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the vast and still largely...
) and six other company staff from Fort Nisqually
Fort Nisqually
Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area of what is now DuPont, Washington and was part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. Today it is a living history museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA, within the...
on Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
, where they had travelled from Fort Vancouver
Fort Vancouver
Fort Vancouver was a 19th century fur trading outpost along the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company in the company's Columbia District...
overland, to reconnoitre the location of what would become Fort Camosun, shortly afterwards renamed Fort Victoria
Fort Victoria
Fort Victoria may refer to:* Fort Victoria, Alberta, Canada* Fort Victoria , Canada* Fort Victoria * Fort Victoria , England* Masvingo, Zimbabwe, named Fort Victoria until 1982...
. The Cadboro was the first vessel to anchor in Cadboro Bay, British Columbia
Cadboro Bay, British Columbia
Cadboro Bay is a seaside community and bay located on southern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the Municipality of Saanich just to the north of the Municipality of Oak Bay...
and was the namesake of that bay and the community named for it, and adjoining Cadboro Point.
In 1846, Cadboro was chartered to transport the survivors of the shipwreck of schooner USS Shark
USS Shark (1821)
The first USS Shark was a schooner in the United States Navy. Built in the Washington Navy Yard, Shark was launched on 17 May 1821. On 11 May 1821, Matthew C. Perry was ordered to take command of Shark, and the ship was ready to receive her crew on 2 June 1821.-History:Shark sailed from the...
to California. Cadboro was lost in 1860, on a lumber voyage from Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
.