Descriptions compiled by N. Boneham, Assistant Archivist with assistance from R. Stancombe and reference to
Charles Gerrans Phillips joined the Navy in 1820. He served as second lieutenant in HMS
The collection comprises of correspondence by Phillips regarding the Arctic with particular mention of the search for the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin)
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient
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In 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed north in command of the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition. Sent by the Admiralty the two ships HMS
Many searches were conducted for the missing expedition during the course of which the main facts regarding the route taken and the final fate of the expedition were established.
The correspondence covers the search in general with specific mention of the British Naval Franklin Search Expedition, 1848-1849 (leader Sir James Clark Ross) and the British Franklin Search Expedition, 1850-1851 (leader Sir John Ross)
Alphabetical
The Institute holds several archival collections containing material on both James Clark Ross and Sir John Ross and their Franklin search expeditions.