Located on the south west coast of Vancouver Island west of Sooke. The Sheringham lighthouse was built after the wreck of SS Valencia in 1906.
British shipping company that operated passenger and cargo ships between Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.
A polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.
Shipbuilding company formally established in 1911 but able to trace its origins back to a marine repair shop created in 1892. The company became a major shipbuilder of commercial vessels and warships including submarines (the two submarines built for Chile and acquired by Canada in 1914 were also built by the yard), and whaling vessels. In 1918, it was acquired by Todd Corporation and operated as Todd Pacific Shipyards. Todd Pacific Shipyard was acquired by Vigor Industrial in 2011 and now operates as Vigor Shipyards.