![]() ![]() ![]() SMOM, International Master Mariner (retd. SMOM, International Master Mariner (retd.) on Bark Europa Falls Over in Cape Town Drydock Thanks to Roberta Weisbrod for contributing to this post. Parks Canada explores the wreck of HMS Erebus and collects new artifacts The wreck of HMS Erebus was discovered in 2014. The expedition is considered one of the worst disasters in the history of polar exploration. The entire expedition of 129 men, including Franklin, was lost. The two ships became icebound in Victoria Strait near King William Island in the Canadian Arctic, in what is today the territory of Nunavut. “The preservation of the objects is quite phenomenal.”įranklin’s lost expedition was a British voyage in search of the Northwest passage led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed from England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. ![]() “We have had the most successful season since the discovery of the wreck,” Marc-André Bernier, manager of Parks Canada’s underwater archeology team, told reporters in a press conference. Sealing wax with the imprint of a fingerprint believed to belong to Edmund Hoar, the captain’s steward was also found. More than 350 artifacts have been recovered, including epaulets from a lieutenant’s uniform, ceramic dishes, wine bottles, a hairbrush with strands of human hair, and a pencil case. Twenty-four officers and crew had died, including Sir John Franklin on June 11, 1847. Search Ships and Crew H.M.S.Artifacts recovered during 93 dives by Parks Canada on the wreck of HMS Erebus over three weeks this fall provide a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the officers and sailors on the doomed Franklin Expedition of 1845. After transferring supplies to Erebus and Terror she returned to England in July 1845.Note 2: These four men from HMS Terror were returned to England from the Whalefish Islands on the Barretto Junior in 1845 before the tragedy. 100 kilometres north of the wreck of HMS Erebus.Ĭrew of 62 comprising 11 officers, 24 non-commissioned officers, 19 seamen, 6 marines and 2 boys. The sunken remains were found in Terror Bay, off the shore of King William Island in northern Canada, approx.The wreck of Terror was located in September 2016.Note 1: This man from HMS Erebus was returned to England from the Whalefish Islands on the Barretto Junior in 1845 before the tragedy. to view their personal profile.Ĭrew of 67 comprising 13 officers, 25 non-commissioned officers, 20 seamen, 7 marines and 2 boys. Click on surnames in BLUE and underlined. 100 kilometres south of the wreck of HMS Terror. The sunken remains were found in relatively shallow water south of King William Island in northern Canada and approx.The wreck of Erebus was located in September 2014.Most 'Where from' place names (in the tables below) are in Great Britain and Ireland. Published 'Crew Lists' all vary in some way! I have, therefore, spent a great deal of time checking and cross-checking sources to ensure this list is the most complete and accurate of them all. On the 2nd attempt the Investiagtor was frozen in ice and abandoned in 1853. In 1848, HMS Investigator and HMS Enterprise unsuccessfully set out from England to find the Franklin Expedition. It is now believed that at least four of the crew were women and that cannibalism occurred amongst the crew. The local people stated that as many as forty men were seen dragging a boat across the ice in 1950. All 129 people eventually died - many of them probably in 1848 while walking south on King William Island. The expedition met a tragic end after becoming trapped in Arctic ice. It is said that within three months five men were sent back to England on the Barretto Junior leaving 129 to carry on. The supply ship, Barretto Junior, accompanied them to the Whalefish Islands (Greenland) where it transferred stores to both ships before returning to England in July 1845. On, the Franklin Expedition of 134 men (all listed below) set out from Greenhithe, England on two ships, Erebus and Terror, to find the elusive Northwest Passage across the top of Canada. ![]()
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