Block sheave
A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8 recovered by Charles Francis Hall (1821-71). A fragment of a hardwood block sheave marked with a broad arrow. Possibly from the ship driven ashore a Grant Point. Schwatka was told by the Inuit of the Adelaide Peninsula that they had found a ship near the shore in this area. It was abandoned except for the body of a European. The Inuit removed anything useful and the vessel subsequently sank. They also reported finding the footprints of the four last crew members on the shore. Hall was told a similar story except that the ship was said to have sunk near O'Reilly Island. Illustrated in a plate entitles :' Relics found by Captain Hall in his recent Arctic exploring expedition' published in 'Harper's weekly' in 1869.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA2329 |
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Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
Type: | Block sheave |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Hall, 1864-1869 |
Date made: | circa 1845 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 30 x 137 x 76 mm |