HMS Investigator

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HMS Investigator was a merchant ship purchased in 1848 to search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition. She made two voyages to the Arctic and had to be abandoned in 1853, after becoming trapped in the pack ice.

1848  Wikimedia, Wikidata
draft 5.8 metre, beam 8.6 metre, length 36 metre, 
shipwreck, survey vessel, Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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Location: 74.0844, -119.0026, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    1848 HMS Investigator
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    First Discovery of Land by HMS Investigator, September 6th 1850 CSK 2012First Discovery of Land by HMS Investigator, September 6th 1850 CSK 2012
    The Bivouac NYR 2017The Bivouac NYR 2017
    Samuel Gurney Cresswell, from Series of 8 SketchesSamuel Gurney Cresswell, from Series of 8 Sketches
    Noon in mid-winter (Pt Leopold) NYR 2017Noon in mid-winter (Pt Leopold) NYR 2017
    H.M.S. Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850 NYR 2017H.M.S. Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850 NYR 2017
    Critical position of H.M.S. Investigator on the North-Coast of Baring Island, August 20th 1851Critical position of H.M.S. Investigator on the North-Coast of Baring Island, August 20th 1851
    DISCOVERY OF PRINCESS ROYAL ISLANDDISCOVERY OF PRINCESS ROYAL ISLAND
    The Devils Thumb, Ships Boring and Warping in the Pack, Dedicated by special permission to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty By their Lordships most obedient Servant W H Browne, Lieut R N (late of HMS Enterprize ) RMG S0454The Devils Thumb, Ships Boring and Warping in the Pack, Dedicated by special permission to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty By their Lordships most obedient Servant W H Browne, Lieut R N (late of HMS Enterprize ) RMG S0454
    POSITION OF H.M.S. INVESTIGATOR ON THE 20TH of SEPTEMBER 1851POSITION OF H.M.S. INVESTIGATOR ON THE 20TH of SEPTEMBER 1851
    The Devils Thumb, Ships Boring and Warping in the Pack, Dedicated by special permission to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty By their Lordships most obedient Servant W H Browne, Lieut R N (late of HMS Enterprize ) RMG PU6191The Devils Thumb, Ships Boring and Warping in the Pack, Dedicated by special permission to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty By their Lordships most obedient Servant W H Browne, Lieut R N (late of HMS Enterprize ) RMG PU6191
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      siteshipwreck1848HMS Investigatorsurvey vessel, shipwreckWikidata
      commonsimageFirst Discovery of Land by HMS Investigator, September 6th 1850 CSK 2012 Commons
      commonsimageThe Bivouac NYR 2017 Commons
      commonsimageSamuel Gurney Cresswell, from Series of 8 Sketches Commons
      commonsimageNoon in mid-winter (Pt Leopold) NYR 2017 Commons
      commonsimageH.M.S. Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850 NYR 2017 Commons
      commonsimageCritical position of H.M.S. Investigator on the North-Coast of Baring Island, August 20th 1851 Commons
      commonsimageDISCOVERY OF PRINCESS ROYAL ISLAND Commons
      commonsimageThe Devils Thumb, Ships Boring and Warping in the Pack, Dedicated by special permission to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty By their Lordships most obedient Servant W H Browne, Lieut R N (late of HMS Enterprize ) RMG S0454 Commons
      commonsimagePOSITION OF H.M.S. INVESTIGATOR ON THE 20TH of SEPTEMBER 1851 Commons
      commonsimageThe Devils Thumb, Ships Boring and Warping in the Pack, Dedicated by special permission to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty By their Lordships most obedient Servant W H Browne, Lieut R N (late of HMS Enterprize ) RMG PU6191 Commons
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