# Park 2019: Use your best endeavours to discover a sheltered and safe harbour

> Robert W. Park, Douglas R. Stenton, 2019. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The mortality problem, stated quantitatively.

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# Use your best endeavours to discover a sheltered and safe harbour

Robert W. Park, Douglas R. Stenton, 2019. _Polar Record 55(6): 361-372_.

The expedition reported "All well" on 24 May 1847; by 22 April 1848 the 129 men had fallen to 105, and at least 24 more died within about 100 km of the ships. Compares this with low mortality on other Arctic expeditions and asks what on board made Franklin's crews so unhealthy.

**Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)** Articledoi: **[10.1017/s0032247419000573](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000573)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The mortality problem, stated quantitatively.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[Something particular to these ships (provisions, conditions, disease) rather than the Arctic itself caused…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K21P7WNJ/something-particular-to-these-ships-provisions-conditions)

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[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)

Evidence

EVD

[A party leaves the record reporting "All well"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/events/EVT0D59JWE05372/a-party-leaves-the-record-reporting-all-well)

EVT

[The 105 survivors desert the ships under Crozier and Fitzjames](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/events/EVT0D59JWNT5CVV/the-105-survivors-desert-the-ships-under-crozier-and)

EVT

[The Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition)

The mystery article

MYS

[The Admiralty (Royal Navy)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/organisations/ORG0D59JTZ476FJ/the-admiralty-royal-navy)

ORG

[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)

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QST

## Cite it

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Park, R. W., & Stenton, D. R. (2019). Use your best endeavours to discover a sheltered and safe harbour. Polar Record 55(6): 361-372. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000573
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000573)

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