Franklin expedition

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The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition
British naval expedition
areaExplored Northwest Passage
associatedWith Inuit oral histories
Victorian-era exploration
causeOfDisappearance combination of starvation, exposure, disease, and other factors
commander Sir John Franklin
linked to: John Franklin
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize 129
culturalDepiction inspiration for fictional works
subject of documentaries
subject of many books
departureCountry United Kingdom
departureDate 1845-05-19
departurePort Greenhithe, England
linked to: Greenhithe
destination Canadian Arctic Archipelago
linked to: Arctic Archipelago
era 19th century
fate disappeared in the Arctic
historicalImpact advanced mapping of the Canadian Arctic
increased understanding of Arctic conditions
lastEuropeanPortOfCall Stromness, Orkney Islands
linked to: Stromness
lastKnownStopBeforeArctic Disko Bay, Greenland
lastRecordedWinteringLocation Beechey Island
laterAbandonmentLocation near King William Island
leader Sir John Franklin
linked to: John Franklin
namedAfter Sir John Franklin
linked to: John Franklin
notableDisease scurvy
tuberculosis
notableDocument Victory Point note
notableOutcome no survivors among the crew
notableShipwreckDiscovery HMS Erebus located in 2014
HMS Terror located in 2016
numberOfCrew 105
numberOfOfficers 24
numberOfShips 2
objective to chart the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage
to complete a sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
patron British Admiralty
possibleContributingFactor lead poisoning from tinned food or water systems
regionOfLoss Canadian High Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
searchLedBy Francis Leopold McClintock
Sir James Clark Ross
linked to: James Clark Ross

Sir John Rae
sponsor Royal Navy
startDate 1845
status lost
triggered numerous search expeditions
usedShip HMS Erebus
HMS Terror

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Northwest Passage hasNotableExpedition Franklin expedition
Northwest Passage hasNotableExpedition McClure expedition
linked to: Franklin expedition
Roald Amundsen knownFor Northwest Passage expedition
linked to: Franklin expedition
Amundsen Gjøa expedition precededBy Franklin expedition
John Franklin knownFor ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition
linked to: Franklin expedition
John Franklin knownFor Franklin expedition
John Franklin commanded Franklin's lost expedition
linked to: Franklin expedition
The Terror inspiredBy Franklin expedition
The Terror season1Focus Franklin expedition
John Franklin notableExpedition 1845 Franklin expedition
subject linked to: John
linked to: Franklin expedition
John Franklin subjectOf Franklin expedition investigations
subject linked to: John
linked to: Franklin expedition
HMS Erebus participatedIn Franklin expedition
HMS Erebus associatedWith Franklin expedition disaster
linked to: Franklin expedition
HMS Erebus notableFor ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition
linked to: Franklin expedition
Beechey Island usedAsWinteringSiteBy Franklin expedition 1845–1846
linked to: Franklin expedition
King William Island historicallySignificantFor Franklin expedition