1845 (Franklin Expedition)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1845_(Franklin_Expedition)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 129
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago
gptkbp:fate Lost with all hands
gptkbp:goal To chart and navigate the Northwest Passage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1845 (Franklin Expedition)
gptkbp:lastContact July 1845
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion gptkb:Baffin_Bay
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Franklin_Memorial,_Waterloo_Place,_London
gptkbp:notableEvent Crew abandoned ships 1848
Evidence of cannibalism
Evidence of lead poisoning
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Francis_Crozier
gptkb:James_Fitzjames
gptkbp:officialName British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkb:Northwest_Passage
gptkbp:searchEfforts Numerous expeditions 1848–1859
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:HMS_Erebus
gptkb:HMS_Terror
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:startDate 1845
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered gptkb:HMS_Erebus_(2014)
gptkb:HMS_Terror_(2016)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_exploration_of_the_Arctic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8