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HMS Terror

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"The Terror" TV Series (AMC) - "Underwater" Scene (S01E01)

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Lost Franklin Expedition ship HMS Terror found in Arctic

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Stunning underwater images of the long-lost HMS Terror

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Explore the shipwreck of the HMS Terror

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HMS Terror: Ghostly shipwreck from 1845 gives clues to ill-fated expedition

HMS Terror was a specialized warship and a newly developed bomb vessel constructed for the Royal Navy in 1813. She participated in several battles of the War of 1812, including the Battle of Baltimore with the bombardment of Fort McHenry. She was converted into a polar exploration ship two decades later, and participated in George Back's Arctic expedition of 1836–1837, the Ross expedition of 1839 to 1843, and Sir John Franklin's ill-fated attempt to force the Northwest Passage in 1845, during which she was lost with all hands along with HMS Erebus.