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This memorial in the Dean Cemetery is to Lt John Irving, of HMS Terror, part of the doomed Franklin Expedition that sought the Northwest Passage

https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55320790405/in/photostream/lightbox/

His body was found by US explorers & returned to Scotland

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Ecosse #Scotland #Memorial #CelticCross #BlackAndWhitePhotography #HMSTerror #FranklinExpedition #NorthwestPassage

Dean Cemetery 011

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But disaster struck. Erebus and her sister ship HMS Terror became trapped in the Arctic ice. #HMSErebus #HMSTerror

HMS Erebus: From dockyard to discovery:

https://pdht.org/hms-erebus-from-dockyard-to-discovery/

I've watched several fascinating documentaries about Captain Sir John Franklin’s expedition to cross the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic in 1845.

But disaster struck. Erebus and her sister ship HMS Terror became trapped in the Arctic ice.

#HMSErebus #HMSTerror

HMS Erebus: from dockyard to discovery - pdht.org

Our unique new exhibition opens Monday 8th June HMS Erebus is the heart of one of Pembroke Dock’s most remarkable stories. Built in our town’s famous Royal Dockyard, Erebus was a ship whose pioneering adventures helped shaped the map of the known world, until she became the subject of one of the most compelling maritime  […]

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@thomas_michl
Danke fürs Teilen. Die #Franklinexpedition ist ein großes Thema. (Leider hat der Autor zum Schluss einiges durcheinander gebracht, Fakten über das Wrack von #HMSErebus wurden dem von #HMSTerror zugeschrieben.)

Small wonder: brothers launch #ModelBoats to #circumnavigate #Antarctica

Ollie and Harry Ferguson from #Aberdeenshire took inspiration for 12,500-mile journey from #Ross #ScientificExpedition of 1839-43
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/small-wonder-brothers-launch-model-boats-to-circumnavigate-antarctica

[Due to their interest in #HMSTerror's & #HMSErebus's later exploits in the #Arctic, I thought @hugogirlpodcast might be especially interested?]
#Scots #Scotland

Small wonder: brothers launch model boats to circumnavigate Antarctica

Ollie and Harry Ferguson from Aberdeenshire took inspiration for 12,500-mile journey from Ross scientific expedition of 1839-43

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My thoughts on Matthew Betts' 'HMS Terror' book, which contains some questionable statements regarding Fitzjames and Admiralty orders:
https://jamesfitzjames.com/matthew-betts-hms-terror-2022/

#franklinexpedition #hmsterror #jamesfitzjames #navalhistory #AgeOfSteam #MaritimeHistory @histodons

Matthew Betts ‘HMS Terror’ (2022)

James Fitzjames