To combat the aforementioned "coal pirates", who were increasingly becoming a problem for inner-passage shipping, construction was authorized on a new class of ship to supplement and complement the already obsolete Fort Victoria class. Built by American ports on the west coast and armed with the sam...
It's highly unlikely that any serious vessel whatsoever would be left in natural "wood" color by, well, any given point in the 19th century, really. Paint wasn't just decorative; it was an anti-fouling and corrosion/rotting measure.
As time passed in the colony, the fur trade became less important. Fishing, logging, and over all, coal came to be the main exports/industries on the island. British Columbia bought a large amount of coal, as it was far easier to buy from the island then to ship to the coast from the interior. This ...
Sorry for the delay. When the Naval Militia was formed, it had no actual ships. The early vessels needed to be rushed into production, as native raids were causing anxiety from merchants shipping to and from the island. The first ships of the Vancouver Island Naval Militia were built by British Colu...
In 1849, the Colony of Vancouver Island was established. However, the early days of the colony were under near complete rule by the Hudson's Bay Company. The first governor is widely regarded as saving the colony from the grasps of obscurity and unity with Canada. He formed a police force which also...
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