Sea captain. Looking for a trade route, the North-East Passage, a 3 ship expedition set sail, from Harwich, with Willoughby in charge and captain of the 'Bona Esperanza'. The Esperanza and the 'Bona Confidentia' were separated from the third ship, the 'Edward Bonaventure' captained by Stephen Borough and carrying the chief pilot, Richard Chancellor. The two lost ships got no further than an area near Murmansk where the bodies were found by Russian fishermen many months later. The precise cause of their demise is not known.
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Sir Hugh Willoughby
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Navigators
This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Bor...
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George H. Hodgson
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
SS Erebus & SS Terror
Lost on the Franklin Expedition to find the North West Passage. See Franklin's page for more details.
1 memorial
Captain John Smith
Citizen and cordwainer (cobbler), first among the leaders of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia from which began the overseas expansion of the English speaking peoples. Born Lancashire. 16 year...
2 memorials
John Sullivan
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Henry the Navigator
Prince. Born in Porto, Portugal. Son of King John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster, John of Gaunt's daughter. His soubriquet is misleading, as he did most of his 'navigating' from dry land ...
1 memorial
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