In the summer of 1845, Sir John Franklin and a crew of 128 men
entered Lancaster Sound on board HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in
search of a Northwest Passage. The sturdy former bomb ships were
substantially strengthened and fitted with the latest technologies
for polar service and, at the time, were the most advanced sailing
vessels developed for Polar exploration. Both ships, but especially
HMS Terror, had already proven their capabilities in the Arctic and
Antarctic. With such sophisticated, rugged, and successful vessels,
victory over the Northwest Passage seemed inevitable, yet the
entire crew vanished, and the ships were never seen again by
Europeans. Finally, in 2014, the wreck of HMS Erebus was discovered
by Parks Canada. Two years later, the wreck of HMS Terror was
found, sitting upright, in near pristine condition. The
extraordinarily well-preserved state and location of the ships, so
far south of their last reported position, raises questions about
the role they played in the tragedy. Did the extraordinary
capabilities of the ships in fact contribute to the disaster? Never
before has the Franklin Mystery been comprehensively examined
through the lens of its sailing technology. This book documents the
history, design, modification, and fitting of HMS Terror, one of
the world's most successful polar exploration vessels. Part
historical narrative and part technical design manual, this book
provides, for the first time, a complete account of Terror's unique
career, as well as an assessment of her sailing abilities in polar
conditions, a record of her design specifications, and a full set
of accurate plans of her final 1845 configuration. Based on
meticulous historical research, the book details the ship's every
bolt and belaying pin, and ends with the discovery and
identification of the wreck in 2016, explaining how the successes
and ice-worthiness of Terror may have contributed to the Franklin
disaster itself. It is an ideal reference for those interested in
the Franklin Mystery, in polar exploration, the Royal Navy, and in
ship design and modelling.
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