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

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

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

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