HMS Erebus was found in 2014 followed by HMS Terror, in 2016. It wasn't until the early 2000s that divers discovered the wreckages of the ships, which sat bafflingly far apart from one another. Judging by the bodies found so far, none of the remaining crew made it even a fifth of the way to safety. None of the crew were ever heard from again, though skeletons and artifacts have since been found at the site linked to their disappearance. The crew left the two vessels, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, north of King William Island and set out on a harsh journey south toward a mainland trading post. The crew's final message before they were wiped out - sent Apindicated that there were survivors - but, at that point they were abandoning their ships. Search parties were sent out, to no avail.
This ultimately condemned the crew to an icy death, though no one knows the exact details of what went on during the years they were missing. This painting by Franois Etienne Musin shows what the drama of HMS Erebus might have looked like. This was announced by Parks Canada in a press release. England in 1845, became trapped in ice in what is now the Canadian Arctic. Archaeological work on HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, the two shipwrecks of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition found in Nunavut waters several years ago, will resume in 2022. HMS Terror and HMS Erebus set sail from England in 1845 led by Franklin and a crew of 128 people.īut sometime after their departure, the ships became trapped in the thick sea ice of the Canadian Arctic. discovery of Her Majestys Ships Erebus and Terror. The expedition, consisting of two ships led by British Royal Navy captain Sir John Franklin, aimed to find a sea route linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In command of the doomed was the 59-year-old Sir John Franklin (pictured) who sailed the Arctic three times before There’s now hope that the well-preserved wreckage still contains written documents that could help to answer many of the questions surrounding the mystery of the Terror’s demise. ‘The excellent condition of the ship will, I hope, mean that there will soon be answers to so many questions about the fate of the Franklin Expedition, shrouded in mystery since 1875.’ ‘The new footage of HMS Terror is truly extraordinary,’ said Susan Le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, British High Commissioner to Canada. After HMS Erebus was found in 2014, the Underwater Archaeology Team (UAT) had two goals: document Erebus, and find Terror. They’ve managed to get clear images of over 90 percent of the lower deck, the team says. The researchers, in partnership with the Inuit, have been mapping out the interior of the wreck to create 3D structural models. ‘Each drawer and other enclosed space will be a treasure trove of unprecedented information on the fate of the Franklin Expedition.'
The drawing shows it trapped in Arctic ice HMS Terror set sail from England in 1845 alongside the HMS Erebus to explore the Northwest Passage as part of the Franklin Expedition.
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