HMS Terror: Identity of sailor on doomed 1845 Franklin expedition discovered using DNA
HMS Terror: Identity of sailor on doomed 1845 Franklin expedition discovered using DNA Skeletal samples mean researchers can put a name and a face to crewman who perished as HMS Erebus and HMS Terror sought Northwest Passage 6 May 2021 • 9:42pm DNA analysis found the skull to be that of Warrant Officer John Gregory, an engineer aboard HMS Erebus. The discovery meant researchers were able to create a reconstruction of his face Credit: Diana Trepkov In 1845, Sir John Franklin gathered 129 sailors on two ships and set course for the Arctic, in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage. After ...