QuestionsFranklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)What did the survivors do after leaving the ships in April 1848?Answer
Answer · Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)
The whole party set out together for the Back River and died along the way; the ships drifted south unmanned.
The whole party set out together for the Back River and died along the way; the ships drifted south unmanned.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Remains of both crews are mixed along the route.
- No sign of occupation on the ships after April 1848.
What would rule it out
- Evidence of crew living aboard Erebus or Terror after 1848.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Most likelySome men returned to the ships, and one or both were sailed or drifted south with men aboard
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The whole party set out together for the Back River and died along the way; the ships drifted south unmanned. [Answer ANS0D59K2S43XR6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D59K2S43XR6
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