At this time (1859/61), Captain G.H. Richards, R.N. was surveying Salt Spring Island, while anchored in Maple Bay in H.M.S. Plumper, a survey ship, because he saw so much of the Flagship he placed her name and those of some of her officers on the chart. Salt Spring Island is close to Vancouver Island
HMS Ganges with her squadron was also anchored in another unnamed harbour off Salt Spring Island, her presence being made very welcome by the settlers. Her stay at Salt Spring Island was immortalised when a new town there was named Ganges after her, plus a mountain peak in honour of Admiral Baynes and Fulford Harbour at Ganges still carries this name in respect of her Captain, John Fulford. In addition there is a bay to the South of the island named Burgoyne Bay so named after her commander, Commander Hugh Burgoyne who earlier in his career had been awarded a VC for action while at Lieutenant in H.M.S. Swallow during the Crimea War.
With other streets being named after other crew members.
The largest harbour in Salt Spring Island he named “Ganges Harbour” and the new town “Ganges”, with “Southerly Point” so named after the Admirals secretary