HMS Terror
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HMS Terror was a British Royal Navy bomb vessel later converted for polar exploration, most famously lost with all hands during Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated 1845 Arctic expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Terror canonical | 10 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
ⓘ
bomb vessel ⓘ polar exploration ship ⓘ |
| armamentType | mortar-armed bomb vessel ⓘ |
| assignedToExpeditionLeader |
John Franklin
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Franklin
|
| builtAt | Topsham ⓘ |
| builtIn | Devon ⓘ |
| companionShip | HMS Erebus ⓘ |
| convertedTo | polar exploration ship ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 130 combined with HMS Erebus ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | central to Franklin expedition mystery ⓘ |
| expeditionObjective | search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Antarctic regions
ⓘ
Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| fate | lost in the Arctic during Franklin expedition ⓘ |
| hullReinforcement | ice-strengthened hull ⓘ |
| inspired |
numerous books about Franklin expedition
ⓘ
television adaptations about the Franklin voyage ⓘ |
| lastSightingYear | 1845 ⓘ |
| launched | 1813 ⓘ |
| lostWith | all hands ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in Sir John Franklin’s 1845 Northwest Passage expedition ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
War of 1812
ⓘ
Battle of Baltimore ⓘ
surface form:
bombardment of Fort McHenry
|
| propulsion |
auxiliary steam engine (after conversion)
ⓘ
sail ⓘ |
| registeredAs | archaeological site ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType |
bomb vessel
ⓘ
polar exploration vessel ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
George Back
ⓘ
surface form:
George Back Arctic expedition
British Antarctic Expedition 1839–1843 ⓘ
surface form:
James Clark Ross Antarctic expedition
|
| usedFor |
bombardment
ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ |
| wreckCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| wreckDiscovered | 2016 ⓘ |
| wreckDiscoveredBy |
Parks Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Parks Canada-led team
|
| wreckFoundIn | Terror Bay ⓘ |
| wreckFoundNear | King William Island ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | Nunavut ⓘ |
| yearConverted | 1830s ⓘ |
| yearLost | circa 1848 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.