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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8. A wooden gun tompion. It is carved with the broad arrow (British Government property) 'B O 12' (Board of Ordnance 12 lb) The item also has a Royal Naval Museum, Greenwich, number 4 on a paper label. Formerly displayed in the Franklin Room, case 3 number 4. The MSS draft 1913 catalogue entry 'Tompion for a gun from the Eskimoes.' See also the catalogue of the Royal Naval Exhibition 1891 p. 6 which indicates it was found at 'Starvation Bay' by Schwatka. It may come from the vessel that sank near the shore at Grant Point. Schwatka was told by the Inuit of the Adelaide Peninsula that they had found a ship near the shore in this area. It was abandoned except for the body of a European. The Inuit removed anything useful and the vessel subsequently sank. They also reported finding the footprints of the four last crew members on the shore. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Schwatka Expedition Portsmouth tampions Royal Naval Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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