Hms Terror Research Paper

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The long-lost British ship, the HMS Terror, has been found in the depths of the Victoria Strait near an icy cold Arctic Bay. The HMS Terror was a British Exploration ship. The HMS Erebus had sunken not too long before the Terrors wreak. The two ships were abandoned at their wreck site in 1848 but were not found until september, 12, 2016. The HMS Terror found 168 years after its tragic wreck, in almost perfect condition, The crew abandoned ship, and The cause of the wreck still remains a mystery.The HMS Terror was in almost perfect condition after 168 years under the harsh seas. Acoording to http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/science/hms-terror-discovery-may-rewrite-history-of-franklin-expedition/article/474741 The HMS Terror …show more content…

According to http://theconversation.com/hms-terror-wreck-found-but-what-happened-to-her-doomed-crew-heres-the-science-65384, The Terrors crew abondond before the misshap. Skeletal remains of some other members of the crew have been found further south on King William Island and Near parts of the Canadian mainland. Their deaths occurred after betrayal of the ships and were probably due to starvation and exposure. Some of the remains show evidence that cannibalism occurred in the last desperate agony of the expedition. The crew abandoning ship because they were not getting the health they need and so they left the boat before the incident. So from this you can now think about how maybe starvation lead to this …show more content…

Acoording to http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/science/hms-terror-discovery-may-rewrite-history-of-franklin-expedition/article/474741 The HMS Terror was sitting at a 45-degree angle to starboard. a third dive with the remotely-controlled vehicle (ROV) showed the vessel to be sitting level on the seabed, "which means the boat sank gently to the bottom,” said Adrian Schimnowski, the foundation’s operations director, according to the Guardian. With the bost sitting 45-degree starboard and level on the seabed than we know the boat sank gently . If the boat sank smoothly to the bottom of the ocean than we know that the cause wasn't a harsh storm or an iceberg. The HMS Terror was in essentially ideal quality after 168 years under the Bitter