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Franklin's lost expedition was a failed British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was assigned to traverse the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic and to record magnetic data to help determine whether ...
British expedition to explore the Gambia River and the hinterland of Africa's west coast. Bass expedition: George Bass: 1803 Pacific Ocean British expedition to Tahiti, and possibly to the Spanish colony of Chile, before returning to the Sydney colony. Franklin's lost expedition: John Franklin: 1845 Victoria Strait (Canadian Arctic)
The British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, also known as Franklin's lost expedition, ... Age (as of 1845) Sir John Franklin: Captain: Lincolnshire: 59 James ...
Henry Thomas Dundas Le Vesconte (c. 1813 – c. 1848) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer who from 1845 served under Sir John Franklin as Second Lieutenant (the fourth most senior rank) on the Erebus during the Franklin expedition [2] to discover the Northwest Passage, which ended with the loss of all 129 crewmen in mysterious circumstances.
Braine was a part of Sir John Franklin's final expedition to find the Northwest Passage. [3] The trip was expected to last about three years, so the ships were packed with provisions which included more than 136,000 pounds of flour, 3,684 gallons of high-proof alcohol and 33,000 pounds of tinned meat, soup and vegetables. [4] [5]
The expedition reported this information on its return to Britain, making it the first to bring any news about the Franklin expedition since 1845. [2] [7] Of the reaction, historian Ian Stone writes: The reception accorded Forsyth was all that he could have desired, although the Franklin ménage was furious at his early return.
Edmund Charles Hoar (c. 1822 – c. 1848) was a British sailor in the Royal Navy. He served as Captain's Steward to Sir John Franklin aboard HMS Erebus on the fatal 1845 Franklin Expedition to the Northwest Passage.
Grave of John Torrington. John Shaw Torrington (1825 – 1 January 1846) was a Royal Navy stoker.He was part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition to chart unexplored areas of what is now Nunavut, Canada, find the Northwest Passage, and make scientific observations.