More than 170 years ago, British explorer Capt. Sir John Franklin and crew embarked on a journey to navigate the fabled Northwest Passage, but the expedition never made it back. Now, the second ship ...
Marine archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the secrets of an ill-fated British ship from the nineteenth century. Almost 10 years ago, the husk of HMS Erebus was discovered on a ...
In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail from England on a mission to chart a passage around the top of North America. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, the ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For over two years, both the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus (Greek ...
In 1845, the Royal Navy’s HMS Erebus and HMS Terror sailed to the Canadian Arctic with the goal of traversing the icy Northwest Passage. The mission’s captain ...
The finds include a leather folio with an accompanying feather quill pen. Parks Canada Underwater Archaeologist Jonathan Moore observes a washing basin and an officer's bed place on the lower deck of ...
Buttons. Plates. A medicine bottle filled with viscous goo. These are among the last remnants of the doomed Franklin expedition, an 1845 journey to the Arctic that ended with two ships sunk and 129 ...
The Franklin Expedition ship discovered in early September by the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition is Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Erebus. Sir John Franklin, who was in command of the Franklin Expedition, ...
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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Underwater archaeologists were the first people in nearly 170 years to lay eyes on the HMS Erebus ...
Marc-André Bernier, manager of Parks Canada's underwater archeology team, meets with Inuit elders in this file photo from 2020. (Underwater archeology team/Parks Canada - image credit) It's been 10 ...