QuestionsFranklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)Why did 24 of 129 men die aboard Erebus and Terror before April 1848, when other Arctic expeditions lost few?Answer
Answer · Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)
Something particular to these ships (provisions, conditions, disease) rather than the Arctic itself caused…
Something particular to these ships (provisions, conditions, disease) rather than the Arctic itself caused the excess deaths.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The same causes appear in both crews, and mortality before 1848 is unlike other expeditions'.
What would rule it out
- Mortality on comparable expeditions as high as Franklin's.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyScurvy and malnutrition, as the provisions lost their value, killed or weakened the crews
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Something particular to these ships (provisions, conditions, disease) rather than the Arctic itself caused… [Answer ANS0D59K21P7WNJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D59K21P7WNJ
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title = {Something particular to these ships (provisions, conditions, disease) rather than the Arctic itself caused…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D59K21P7WNJ},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D59K21P7WNJ}
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