25th April 1848 HMShips Terror and Erebus were deserted on the 22nd April 5 leagues NNW of this having been beset since 12th Sept 1846. The officers and crews ...

A few years ago, along with a bunch of other folks, I became mildly obsessed with the AMC series The Terror, which follows two 19th century British ships attempting to navigate the Northwest Passage.

The loss of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, built in Topsham, Devon, prompted one of largest searches in history, running from 1848 to 1859 After more than 160 years of searching to understand the fate ...

In the murkiness shrouding the wrecks of the Franklin Expedition, the mysteries are endless. How did HMS Erebus and HMS Terror end up where they did in the mid-19th ...