The Franklin Expedition Mystery: What Modern Forensics Has Revealed About History’s Greatest Arctic Disaster
Quick Facts Case Detail Information Expedition Leader Sir John Franklin Departure Date May 19, 1845 Mission Discover and navigate the Northwest Passage Ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror Crew Members 129 officers and sailors Last Confirmed Contact July 1845, Baffin Bay Status Expedition lost; no survivors Shipwrecks Discovered HMS Erebus (2014), HMS Terror (2016) Introduction … Read more