# Something particular to these ships (provisions, conditions, disease) rather than the Arctic itself caused…

> Most likely: Something particular to these ships (provisions, conditions, disease) rather than the Arctic itself caused the excess deaths.

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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.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its 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

[Mortality on other contemporary Arctic expeditions matched Royal Navy rates worldwide.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K29G2RDR/mortality-on-other-contemporary-arctic-expeditions-matched)

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## The questions it answers

[Why did 24 of 129 men die aboard Erebus and Terror before April 1848, when other Arctic expeditions lost few?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59JZ3Y4S45/why-did-24-of-129-men-die-aboard-erebus-and-terror-before)

Most likelyScurvy and malnutrition, as the provisions lost their value, killed or weakened the crews

## Cite it

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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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