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| In late October 1918, ''Galiano'', just returned from the Queen Charlotte Islands (now [[Haida Gwaii]]) and, in need of some repair, was sent with supplies to the light house at Triangle Island off [[Cape Scott Provincial Park|Cape Scott]] at the northwestern tip of [[Vancouver Island]]. A number of her regular crew were unable to make the trip due to illness as the [[1918 flu pandemic]] had reached her base at Esquimalt. She set out towards the Queen Charlotte Islands from Triangle Island at 5 pm on 29 October 1918. When she made her only distress call at 3 "*****" the next morning, she was estimated to be within visual range of the light at Cape St. James {{convert|95|mi|km|order=flip|0}} from Triangle Island with 28 passengers on board.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rogers |first1=Fred |title=More Shipwrecks of British Columbia |date=1992 |publisher=[[Douglas & McIntyre]] |page=119 |url=https://archive.org/details/moreshipwrecksof0000fred/page/n1/mode/2up |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> She was never heard from again and went down with the loss of all hands. At the time of her distress call, there were heavy seas running at her location in [[Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada)|Queen Charlotte Sound]]. A search for survivors was launched soon after but was unsuccessful. ''Galiano'' was lost just days after {{SS|Princess Sophia}} ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef, near [[Skagway, Alaska]] also in heavy weather.{{sfn|James|2011|p=64}} | In late October 1918, ''Galiano'', just returned from the Queen Charlotte Islands (now [[Haida Gwaii]]) and, in need of some repair, was sent with supplies to the light house at Triangle Island off [[Cape Scott Provincial Park|Cape Scott]] at the northwestern tip of [[Vancouver Island]]. A number of her regular crew were unable to make the trip due to illness as the [[1918 flu pandemic]] had reached her base at Esquimalt. She set out towards the Queen Charlotte Islands from Triangle Island at 5 pm on 29 October 1918. When she made her only distress call, at 3 "*****" the next morning, saying "Hold's full of water... For God's sake send help." At the time she was estimated to be within visual range of the light at Cape St. James {{convert|95|mi|km|order=flip|0}} from Triangle Island where the call was picked up by wireless operator Arthur Ashdown Green. She was never heard from again and went down with the loss of all hands. At the time of her distress call, there were heavy seas running at her location in [[Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada)|Queen Charlotte Sound]]. A search for survivors was launched soon after but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rogers |first1=Fred |title=More Shipwrecks of British Columbia |date=1992 |publisher=[[Douglas & McIntyre]] |page=119 |url=https://archive.org/details/moreshipwrecksof0000fred/page/n1/mode/2up |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> ''Galiano'' was lost just days after {{SS|Princess Sophia}} ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef, near [[Skagway, Alaska]] also in heavy weather.{{sfn|James|2011|p=64}} |
| The Naval Memorial in [[Ross Bay Cemetery]], [[Vancouver Island, British Columbia]] bears the names of 39 officers and men who were lost at sea. Of these, 36 were from HMCS ''Galiano'', which sank on 30 October 1918.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/monuments-of-the-first-and-second-world-wars |first= | The Naval Memorial in [[Ross Bay Cemetery]], [[Vancouver Island, British Columbia]] bears the names of 39 officers and men who were lost at sea. Of these, 36 were from HMCS ''Galiano'', which sank on 30 October 1918.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/monuments-of-the-first-and-second-world-wars |first= |
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