Daniel Pender was a Royal Navy Staff Commander, later captain, who surveyed the Coast of British Columbia aboard HMS Plumper, HMS Hecate and Beaver from 1857 to 1870.
Daniel Pender | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  Royal Navy |
Rank | Captain |
Pender was recorded as the second master of the admiralty survey vessel, HMS Plumper, in 1857 when he arrived at Esquimalt.[1] He was promoted as the ship's master in 1860. He was, however, transferred to HMS Hecate a year later after the Plumper was deemed too small and unsuitable for the coast's waters.[1][2] When the British government commissioned the Hudson Bay Company to continue the hydraulic survey of the coast, he was given command of the company's Beaver.[1] He replaced Captain George Henry Richards, who was recalled to Britain after he was appointed as the Hydrographer of the Royal Navy.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Thirkell, Fred; Scullion, Bob (2003). Frank Gowen's Vancouver: 1914-1931. Surrey, B.C.: Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 88. ISBN 1-894384-25-3.
- ↑ Keller, Betty; Leslie, Rosella M. (2009). Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits: A History of the Sunshine Coast. Toronto: TouchWood Editions. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-894898-87-4.
- ↑ Delgado, James P. (1993). The Beaver: First Steamship on the West Coast. Victoria, B.C.: TouchWood Editions. p. 14. ISBN 0-920663-20-6.
- "Pender Harbour (Harbour)". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).
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