HMS Erebus

The Antarctic expedition, between 1839 and 1843 was a success.

Arround 1845, the Erebus and the Terror were assigned to traverse the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic and to record magnetic data to help determine wether a better understanding could aid navigation. The expedition met with disaster after both ships and their crews, a total of 129 officers and men, became icebound in Victoria Strait near King William Island in what is today the Canadian territory of Nunavut. After being icebound for more than a year Erebus and Tewrror were abandoned in April 1848, by wich point Franklin and nearly two dozen others had died.

on March 4, 2015, it was announced that an expedition from Parks Canada, a Canadian goverment institution, had found the wreckage of one of Franklin´s expedition ships, which turned out to be HMS Erebus. The Wreck is destinated a National Historic Site of Canada with the precise location of the destignation on hold. The initial objective was to find such vessels and thus strengthen Canada´s claims to sovereignty over large portions of the Arctic Archipelago.

on October 32, 2017 UK Defense Minister Michael Fallon announced that his goverment would hand over HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror to Canada, keeping only some relics and gold, along with the right to repatriate any human rest.

More than 2350 different pieces.
Aluminium sheets for the front of the hull.
it is part of the Antarctic Exploration Model Collection
Difficulty level Medium

Scale 1:75
Height 504mm
Width 195mm
Leigth 684mm

age recommendation: +14

WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small pieces which may present a chocking hazard - DANGER OF SUFFOCATION !