Franklin Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:cause gptkb:scurvy
lead poisoning
harsh climate
starvation
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Beechey_Island_graves
gptkb:Franklin_Monument,_London
gptkbp:crew 129
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Greenhithe,_England
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago
gptkbp:fate all crew perished
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:HMS_Erebus
gptkb:HMS_Terror
gptkbp:goal discover Northwest Passage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Franklin Expedition
gptkbp:lastContact July 1845
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion gptkb:Baffin_Bay
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Francis_Crozier
gptkb:James_Fitzjames
gptkbp:notableEvent crew abandoned ships
cannibalism reported
ships trapped in ice
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Beechey_Island_camp
human remains
abandoned equipment
boat on sled
clothing and artifacts
lead-sealed food cans
sledge with bodies
written messages
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Victory_Point_Note
personal effects recovered
skeletons found
gptkbp:notableSearcher gptkb:Lady_Jane_Franklin
gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Charles_Francis_Hall
gptkb:Francis_Leopold_McClintock
gptkb:John_Rae
gptkb:Frederick_Schwatka
Inuit guides
gptkbp:numberOfShips 2
gptkbp:searchEfforts extensive
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:startDate 1845
gptkbp:subjectOf documentaries
numerous books
TV series 'The Terror'
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered gptkb:HMS_Erebus
gptkb:HMS_Terror
gptkbp:wreckDiscoveryDate 2014
2016
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_William_Island
gptkb:Northwest_Passage_expeditions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5