Franklin Expedition shipwreck identified as HMS Erebus

A shipwreck found last month in the Arctic has been identified as the HMS Erebus, one of the doomed ships that ventured out with the Franklin Expedition in 1845.

Two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, were part of Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition in 1845 to find the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia.

The ships disappeared after they became locked in ice in 1846 and were missing for more than a century and a half until last month’s discovery by a group of public-private searchers led by Parks Canada. It was not known until now which of the two ships had been found.

Franklin commanded the expedition from the Erebus and is believed to have been on the ship when he died. The wreck of HMS Terror has not yet been found.

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Story: CBC News | Photo: Thierry Boyer, Parks Canada