Franklin John
Sir John Franklin (Spilsby April 15th 1786 - Ground of the King Guillaume June 11th 1847) is a British Explorateur . He is governor of Tasmanie of 1836 with 1843. Then he undertook a forwarding to discover the Passage of the North-West.
May 19th, 1845, Franklin and 134 men leave England on board the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. These two robust ships have the material very last thing: steam engine, heating, rich library, and vivres for three years. But this one was put out of preserves négligemment, and is contaminated by the lead of welding of the lids. After an error of navigation, it makes a stopover with Whitefish Bay, Greenland.
But the crew had to winter with the peninsula of Boothiade. Many men died, of which Franklin, and the remainder of the crew died while wanting to return by the Canadian territory.
Three years later admiralty launches research with a strong reward.
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