Shipwrecks
HMS Breadalbane
Crushed 1853 · off Beechey Island, Nunavut
FoundThe prize. The best-preserved wreck in the Arctic
Where. off Beechey Island, Nunavut
Status. Found
Where. off Beechey Island, Nunavut
Status. Found
The account
A ship sent to search for Franklin, the Breadalbane was crushed by ice in 1853 and lies near Beechey Island as one of the best preserved wooden wrecks on earth, far under the polar sea.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at off Beechey Island, Nunavut; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: The best-preserved wreck in the Arctic.
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