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==Franklin Expedition== | ==Franklin Expedition== | ||
Before leaving on the Franklin expedition, both ships in the group, HMS 'Erebus'' and HMS ''Terror'', underwent heavy modifications for the journey. They were outfitted with steam engines, taken from former London and Greenwich Railway steam locomotives. Rated at 25 hp (19 kW), each could propel its ship at 4 knots (7.4 km/h). The pair of ships became the first Royal Navy ships to have steam-powered engines and screw propellers. Iron plating was added fore and aft on the ships' hulls to make them more resistant to pack ice, and their decks were cross-planked to distribute impact forces. | Before leaving on the Franklin expedition, both ships in the group, HMS ''Erebus'' and HMS ''Terror'', underwent heavy modifications for the journey. They were outfitted with steam engines, taken from former London and Greenwich Railway steam locomotives. Rated at 25 hp (19 kW), each could propel its ship at 4 knots (7.4 km/h). The pair of ships became the first Royal Navy ships to have steam-powered engines and screw propellers. Iron plating was added fore and aft on the ships' hulls to make them more resistant to pack ice, and their decks were cross-planked to distribute impact forces. | ||
Their voyage to the Arctic was with Sir John Franklin in overall command of the expedition in ''Erebus'', and ''Terror'' again under the command of Captain Francis Crozier. The expedition was ordered to gather magnetic data in the Canadian Arctic and complete a crossing of the Northwest Passage, which had already been charted from both the east and west, but never entirely navigated. It was planned to last three years. | Their voyage to the Arctic was with Sir John Franklin in overall command of the expedition in ''Erebus'', and ''Terror'' again under the command of Captain Francis Crozier. The expedition was ordered to gather magnetic data in the Canadian Arctic and complete a crossing of the Northwest Passage, which had already been charted from both the east and west, but never entirely navigated. It was planned to last three years. | ||
===Disappearance=== | |||
The expedition sailed from Greenhithe, Kent, on 19 May 1845, and the ships were last seen entering Baffin Bay in August 1845. | The expedition sailed from Greenhithe, Kent, on 19 May 1845, and the ships were last seen entering Baffin Bay in August 1845. | ||