In 1845, Sir John Franklin set off from England to locate and chart the elusive Northwest Passage. He and his crew of 129 men never returned. Over the following decade, forty expeditions were launched in an effort to establish the fate...
Erebus (Ship)
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Auteur:McClintock, Frances Leopold, Sir, Grant, Shelagh D.Sommaire: -
Auteur:Palin, MichaelSommaire:The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had more bomb ships than it had enemies. The solid, reinforced hulls of HMS Erebus, and another bomb ship, HMS Terror, made them suitable for...
