Franklin Expedition (1845–1848)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Franklin_Expedition_(1845–1848)

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Arctic exploration expedition
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	Lead poisoning Scurvy Starvation Hypothermia
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	129
gptkbp:endDate	1848
gptkbp:fate	All crew perished
gptkbp:fleetSize	gptkb:HMS_Erebus gptkb:HMS_Terror
gptkbp:goal	Discover the Northwest Passage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Franklin Expedition (1845–1848)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion	gptkb:Baffin_Bay
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:legacy	Prompted numerous search expeditions
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Franklin_Memorial,_Waterloo_Place,_London
gptkbp:notableBurials	gptkb:Beechey_Island gptkb:King_William_Island
gptkbp:notableEvent	Crew abandoned ships in 1848 Ships became icebound in Victoria Strait
gptkbp:notableFinds	gptkb:Victory_Point_Note Artifacts recovered by Inuit and searchers Human remains on King William Island
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:1848_Victory_Point_Note Inuit oral histories
gptkbp:notableInuitWitness	gptkb:Inuit_of_King_William_Island
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Francis_Crozier gptkb:James_Fitzjames
gptkbp:notablePlace	Personal effects of crew members Ship's boat found on sled Tin cans with lead solder
gptkbp:notableRoute	Through Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait
gptkbp:notableSearcher	gptkb:Lady_Jane_Franklin gptkb:Francis_Leopold_McClintock gptkb:John_Rae
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Beechey_Island gptkb:Greenland
gptkbp:numberOfShips	2
gptkbp:possibleCannibalism	Yes
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:startDate	1845
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:The_Terror_(TV_series) gptkb:The_Terror_(novel) Numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered	HMS Erebus in 2014 HMS Terror in 2016
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Francis_Crozier
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7