![]() ![]() Never before has the Franklin Mystery been comprehensively examined through the lens of its sailing technology. Two years later, the wreck of HMS Terror was found, sitting upright, in near pristine condition. Finally, in 2014, the wreck of HMS Erebus was discovered by Parks Canada. With such sophisticated, rugged, and successful vessels, victory over the Northwest Passage seemed inevitable, yet the entire crew vanished, and the ships were never seen again by Europeans. ![]() In the summer of 1845, Sir John Franklin and a crew of 134 men entered Lancaster Sound on board HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in search of a Northwest Passage. The Design, Fitting and Voyages of the Polar Discovery Ship ![]()
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