Ogden Point Terminal (Victoria)

Canada / British Columbia / Victoria
Ogden Point has four deep-sea berths. Pier B is the cruise ships terminal, while Pier A provides a depot for offshore vessels for services such as undersea fibre optic cable repair, and also supports Seaspan Marine Corporation's fleet of ship berthing tugs. A heliport provides direct service to Seattle, Vancouver International Airport and downtown Vancouver.

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Ogden Point Battery (1939 - 1943), part of the Esquimalt Harbour defences. Also known as Ogden Pier Battery. One 6-pounder twin quick-firing AMTB gun was located here, which had replaced an earlier 12-pounder AMTB gun in 1944. This battery was previously emplaced as the Breakwater Battery in 1939.

www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/bc2.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden_Point
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Coordinates:   48°25'0"N   123°23'17"W

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  • Named after Peter Skene Ogden, after whom Ogden, Utah is also named. http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38231
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