What year did the Franklin Expedition set sail?
1845
1835
1855
1865
Answer
The Franklin Expedition embarked on its ill-fated voyage in 1845. Led by Sir John Franklin, the expedition consisted of two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and 129 crew members. Their mission was to find the Northwest Passage, a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. However, the ships became trapped in ice off King William Island in the Canadian Arctic, and the entire crew perished.
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