What happened to this doomed Arctic expedition?

In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set off to chart the elusive Northwest Passage, commanding 128 men in two robust and well-stocked Royal Navy ships, the Erebus and Terror. They were never heard from again.

[@nyobunknown6983]

The AMC series "The Terror" was based on this. One of the lost ships was named The Terror.

[@theflyingotis3797]

That was a really good show too I watched all of it Kieran hands is a great actor I liked him in that show

[@nickfrison9716]

i came here to say the same thing, glad someone else appreciated that show, although i wasn’t a fan on the approach to chang the premise entirely for season 2. I get that the story ran its course for the lost ships but i was still hoping for more works building or something.

[@vanessasullivan2137]

Same here, that was a great show

[@vincentgietema4958]

Further reading: Michael Palin, Erebus.

[@gillesguillaumin6603]

Il en a fait couler de l'encre ce passage du Nord Ouest, et coûté des vies. 🎉

[@brianj.simpson4050]

You should state the name of the ships and the expedition; otherwise, good video.

[@percmuncher3126]

The Franklin Expedition if u were wondering it’s a lot more interesting when it’s not told by this dude

[@ivoryinkwell7864]

Thank you for actually mentioning the native people's contributions. A lot of the time in historical situations like these, the native peoples of the Americas actually know/have some idea of wtf happened, but no one ever thinks to, you know, ask the freaking locals. It slips my mind at the moment which ships they were, but there were other cases of missing ships like this- I believe one/a small group of them went missing around the time commercially metal canned food became a thing (the canning process of the food was screwed up and naturally it didn't go well). It was a mystery forever and a day. No one knew where they were, what happened... Until someone thought, "Hey! Let's ask the People of the First Nations!" Aaaaand they found out what happened. Yeah...

[@universalcollective427]

The Terror is one of the greatest television shows ever made. If you haven't seen it yet, you're in for a treat.

[@jerseyjoyride1316]

I looked it up, it's a bit fictionalized but it does sound good. At first I only found the one about the Japanese internment camp with the same name.

[@universalcollective427]

@@jerseyjoyride1316 nah, they made two seasons, second season I didn't last more than one episode. the first one is perfect television, which is quite a bit fictionalized, but gets a yearly rewatch from me

[@co94]

If people read and enjoyed “The Terror,” there’s another book they might like called, “The Wager.” Its author is David Grann who also wrote Killers of the Flower Moon. The Wager and a couple of other ships attempted to circle Cape Horn off South America/Drake Passage. It didnt work out as planned. Without giving anything away, the ships were thought lost. One day however, survivors from The Wager reached England and shared what happened to them. That was amazing enough. Not too long after though, another group of survivors from The Wager reached England and they had a different story.

[@Mr4thahaters]

You can read about this misadventure in the book “labyrinth of ice”. Truly harrowing stuff.

[@user-wn5gt4hy8j]

Thank you for your work Sir

[@TheKnightOperator]

Doomed expedition. Imagine starving for two years on a frozen ship resulting to cannibalism. Then to attempt to trek 1000 miles by foot over an artic wasteland, only to die on the way, years after being lost.

[@raccoonlittlebear6476]

Interesting history! Thank you.🎉

[@elizabethsandberg846]

How they found them, was one of the local said yeah they’re right there. We named the place after them.

[@alanmacification]

The local inuit knew about the ships. Apparently, the ships were still visible above water their grandparents' youth.

[@gabriel7664]

"Boat place"...if I'm not mistaken.

[@philiphendersonjr1760]

There's a great book inspired by this story, The Terror by Dan Simmons

[@andreasand2655]

3 years after they were declared missing, because the wife of the Captain was shaming the British government by funding the search missions herself. They technically went missing the moment they passed Greenland. Are you talking about the victory point cairn that was written over in the margins? Also the Inuit had been pointing where they were for forever but nobody listened for a long time and even said they cannibalized the lost British sailor who were found still holding mementoes of a life back in England. Their refusal to let go of the past helped kill them. All the big food was rotted from improper canning, and the lemon juice wasn't prepared right and the fresh lead hot water tanks were leaching lead poison in to the water. They were basically dead when they left. Not to mention the most powerful of the two bomb ships had a 15 horse power engine and a wood hull clad in copper and iron for strength. You also left out one of the ships (I think terror) was found in the bay named after them.

[@andreasand2655]

Oh yeah. They also believed there was an open sea just past a wall of ice called the polar Sea (we know there's just ice) and that the magnetic poles were giant pyramids of iron. Hubris. They died to the same dumb thing that crushed that Titanic tourist sub. Thinking you had a better understanding of the world than you do, and that you could conquer nature.

[@dales855]

The Franklin expedition.

[@chriswaters926]

See the hand of Franklin reaching for the Boufort sea.

[@grovermartin6874]

So sad, however it unfolded...

[@carolinewong1944]

So sad for those who perished in the freezing cold

[@desert_iron_123]

Nuh uh, Sam witwickys grandpa made it back

[@codyallison8093]

How do you even get into these fields of work? This is so cool!

[@jerryturner3997]

Tuberculosis & Pneumonia...(Cannibalism-Survival)...🆘...🙌...

[@user-eb6yc6tu6t]

Amazing

[@Jacksonmoonstar1714]

How the hell did they find the note???? Or the graves?? That’s absolutely insane I love it

[@felphero]

The note was under a pile of arranged rocks, it basically said "Our capitain has died, we're sick and starving to death and everything is f*ckd. With love Paul". Watch History Buffs' review of the "The Terror" a series about this. Is pretty bleak and disturbing

[@co94]

There were military/naval protocols to follow about what to do when completely lost or facing impossible odds etc. Even in the middle of nowhere there were points of reference on maps (few and very far between) where a message could be left and that even had some sort of special receptacle to protect the message. The sailors would try to go to one of those points but it was so easy to get lost. If a search and rescue party ever tried to find them, their best chance would be to start at one of these reference points and see if there was a message. The lost sailors could also leave messages/clues behind as they wandered and simply hope for the best. Theyd try to leave messages that followed protocol (like using specific locations or piling rocks in certain formations so that they would be noticed.)

[@jodywho6696]

Its so scary. ✨

[@meyo4158]

The crew would not accept help from the inuit people

[@greggdilligaffshelly]

The Resolute's reclaimed timbers and deck were used to make the desk that's in the oval office. The very same desk US Presidents have sat behind for a 100 years or more. The brits made a gift of it to the US

[@jackcrassus168]

To leave there not but a lonely cairn of stones Oh for just one time, I would take the northwest passage

[@mavrosyvannah]

Don't they wish nature would have given them a warmer climate back then.

[@scottplested6257]

Incredible

[@denicesanders4586]

They ate Uncle Bowzzey. You know, Biden's uncle.

[@thingsknown7099]

We can still find those but the titanic is supposed to be washed away soon

[@heard3879]

The most disturbing thing in the video is the big sign that says CIRCUS while he's talking about this tragic event.

[@brianjordan2435]

John Franklin expedition

[@derekmartin8878]

I believe this is the same story of the book called "Endurance". The ship was dubbed the "Fortitudine Vincimus". Which in latin means, "Through Endurance We Conquer". Was actually my first tattoo after I read the book lol. Great read and the depiction of the boat being trapped in the ice was amazing. If im wrong and getting stories confused I apologize. But it is a true story.

[@dat2ra]

Yes, you're confusing Shackleton's voyage to Antarctica aboard the Endurance.

[@craigsurette3438]

The Endurance was the ship from Shackelton's expedition to reach the South Pole

[@derekmartin8878]

@dat2ra thank you! I thought I might have lol.

[@derekmartin8878]

@craigsurette3438 thank you guys! I'm gunna go find that book and read it again lol

[@FirstLast-Area52]

He looks like his pair fell off and never returned

[@amyf6726]

How dod they leave a message on the ice? How did anyone else find the note on the ice?

[@Bellmore1395]

They searched for the north west passage because the earth is flat

[@michaelwright4400]

Please add where they were found. 😂Lost ships is the theme, they were discovered, end of video

[@wagakkisugoi331]

Is there a documentary about these ships?

[@felphero]

Watch "History Buffs'" video about this, it's actually a review of the series called "The Terror" which is about this. It's SUPER bleak and horrifying

[@wagakkisugoi331]

@@felphero thank you

[@user-xu6ou1gl8s]

Great story of man’s journey and struggle against Mother Nature herself.

[@koDaffi]

Did they bring the tombstones with them on the journey?

[@johnohaig2073]

Great video interesting and an end keep Em coming I like and subed for more please mate:) also I hope you have yourself a wonderful day aye :) ❤ and respect from Australia:)

[@michaelmclaughlin261]

Weren't these one of the ships from "National Treasure"?

[@richardland9668]

How come you can tell the story without mentioning the names of Franklin and John Ray?

[@specialk5150]

cool

[@chuckleberryfinn1992]

At we can rest easy... With the advent of global warming, things of this sort, i.e. being trapped in Arctic sea ice, no longer happeb.

[@sirsydneyknuckles7923]

Thank you Hairless Potter.

[@rattlecat5968]

Feel better now? Is being rude and mean a daily behavior or is it just for special occasions? smh

[@wlodell]

Weird.

[@inajames3160]

Nope.again your narrative omits truth. The peoples of the vast area always knew about the crews of Europe ships. So far as to name site as to not forget what and wen it all happened. That’s how it was found!!!! Right.

[@matthewbigelow5096]

Disappeared there no such thing as went missing

[@KiamichiOzarks]

Thus saith the Lord of hosts “Consider thy ways”. Haggai 1:7. You might not want to go that way. 👆🏼

[@mistert7958]

Not enough climate change, I guess. lol

[@rattlecat5968]

You clearly do not understand what precipitated climate change over the last century or so, nor do you understand the resulting climate patterns that the climate change is causing. But, ok.

[@user-ny3ke1iu1s]

you sound like a pedophile, can you plug a hole in a boat?

[@chrisdavenport3621]

For the word or thought of pedophiles to come to your mind , maybe you doing a little projection, and you just jealous your voice isn’t as happy as his?