Sir John Franklin by escafeld
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A tribute to this great explorer who was born in the nearest town to where I live.
JOHN FRANKLIN was born on April 16, 1786, at Spilsby, in Lincolnshire and was to become famous as an explorer.
On May 19, 1845, three ships set sail from England to Greenland. Two of them, the Erebus and the Terror commanded by Sir John Franklin and his crew of 129 men, including several seasoned veterans of polar travel, would go on in search of the Northwest Passage. The third ship, the supply ship Baretto Junior, would return to England after supplies were transferred to the Erebus and Terror off the coast of Greenland. In late July, 1845, the remaining two ships were seen disappearing into the ice-choked Davis Strait - the ships and the men were never seen by white men again. The ships circled Cornwallis Island and spent the winter on Beechey Island where three men died and were buried. In the summer of 1846 the ships broke free from the ice but did not leave any message as to their intended course. History tells us they headed down Peel Strait and got caught in the ice off the coast of King William Island where they spent the winter of 1846/47. Sir John Franklin died there on June 11th 1847 at the age of 61.
The ships did not break free in the summer of 1847 as expected and they continued to be frozen in the ice during the winter of 1847/48. On April 25th, 1848, the ships were deserted by the 105 surviving men who reached the shore of King William Island at Victory Point. They dragged life boats full of provisions and headed south; little is known of exactly what happened after that. Tradition has it that most of the men died on King William Island and only a small handful made it to the mainland where they perished.
The 1993 Franklin Recovery Expedition - http://www.thefranklintrail.com/1993.htm - was a scientific Expedition whose purpose was to excavate, analyse and interpret a Franklin site discovered on King William Island in the summer of 1992.
The images were just to record and nothing more.
Well done Paula Radcliffe in the London Marathon - 2:17:41, and well done all of the other entrants from around the world.
Comments (17)
Sekadhar
I am learning much reading your texts! Thanks! Excellent shots!!!
CDBrugg
By coincidence, I just came accross a reference to Franklin last week. Did you know that he was a midshipman on HMS Bellerophon at Trafalgar?
donvino
Wonderful presentation over John Franklin. Thanks for history!!!
ebsmooth
excellent looking town in which you live!!! great captures, lighting, comp and pov are all very well done!!!
Tedz
I recall Reading of His Adventures when I was a Lad...a fine Photographic and Documented Lesson :]
pm_hackworth
Yes, what the others said! LOL! Excellent presentation. I enjoyed the background though kind of sad. I'm doing a series of postings right now on Vincennes, IN (well actually more about George Rogers-Clark Memorial and that area.) I enjoyed this very much! VOTE
captainparsa
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kimariehere
what a wonderful piece of history!!( i love history it is facinating to me!!) people are to be remebered and you have served John well!! wonderfous photos well done... i love your write ups more please!!....
Onslow
Lincolnshire has so many famous people - this one I have to admit I did not know of, thanks for the info:)
soulofharmony
mmm marvellous historical info.. neither did l know of franklin.. but enjoyed reading so much.. will make a note.. superb composition hugs :)
kennyliu
Wonderful presentation of this historical person. i like the lighting on the statue!
b2amphot
This is one of those rare occurances where the comments carry the day. Reading of Capt. Franklin's journey, one can only imagine the hardships experienced by him and his crew.
Akinom
Kenny said it already... a wonderful presentation of this historical person! Like both your great shots! Makes me want to visit the bakery ;o)
Enmos
Wonderful collage here, a beautiful tribute Dave !! :o)
sossy
wonderful lighted and interesting captures! thanks for introducing the explorer I didn't know! ;o)))
tommorules
Are you seriously telling me that those men spent nearly 2 years trapped on the ice? Such a story of endurance is hard to imagine. And to think modern sailors toss tapestries over the side of the QE2 whilst getting p*ssed. Shame on them! Shaking my head in wonder at the toughness of some & the pathetic nature of others....
MossSphere
Showing my ignorance, I'd not heard of Franklin until now (or if I had, had forgotten him), but your pictures and background conjure up interesting thoughts on the hardships they must have endured. Well done.