▁as ▁a ▁British ▁naval ▁port ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁James ▁Douglas ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁Island ▁int ending ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁trad ing ▁post ▁for ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company . ▁ ▁After ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Es qu im alt ▁Har bour ▁he ▁decided ▁they ▁were ▁too ▁dens ely ▁wood ed ▁for ▁development ▁so ▁he ▁opt ed ▁to ▁build ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Fort ▁Victoria ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Victoria ▁Har bour ▁and ▁thereby ▁establish ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁P and ora ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Victoria ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁survey ▁ship , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁P and ora ▁of ▁Greek ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁ ▁arrived ▁at ▁Es qu im alt ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁vessel ▁based ▁there . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁George ▁William ▁Cour ten ay , ▁after ▁whom ▁Cour ten ay , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁is ▁named . ▁ ▁From ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁August us ▁Leopold ▁K uper ▁was ▁Captain ▁of ▁ ▁from ▁her ▁commission ing ▁at ▁H M NB ▁Dev on port . ▁ ▁He ▁sa iled ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁coast ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Es qu im alt . ▁K uper ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁off ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁Island ,