New search to be launched for Franklin’s ships Erebus and Terror, which were trapped in ice in 1845 expedition to find Northwest Passage.

Beneath their decks, the Erebus and Terror housed copious rations. 24 tons of meat, 35 tons of flour, nearly two tons of tobacco, and no less than 7,560 liters of liquor. It was meant to sustain the ...

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DNA confirmed identity of HMS Erebus engineer — and raises more questions in Franklin Expedition mystery in Arctic Canada Janet Davison, CBC News Posted: Monday, August 23, 2021 at 11:58 0 Comments ...

Franklin's ships, HMS Erebus and Terror, set out from England in 1845 in search of the Northwest Passage. The commander and his 128 men never returned. More than 30 expeditions tried to find them.

Two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, were part of Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated 1845-48 expedition to find the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia. The ships, with 129 crew ...

Franklin’s ships, HMS Erebus and Terror, set out from England in 1845 in search of the Northwest Passage. The commander and his 128 men never returned. More than 30 expeditions tried to find them.

There's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Franklin Expedition, even though searchers discovered HMS Erebus lying remarkably intact 11 metres below the surface of Queen Maud Gulf late last ...

Who were the men on Erebus and Terror? What was their daily routine back in the 1840s? And why were they important?Joseph B. MacInnis delves into what life was like for the men on the Franklin ...