The last of the Arctic voyages

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Edward Belcher. The last of the Arctic voyages. London, 1855.

Belcher commanded the final Admiralty search for Franklin with a squadron of five ships. Two ships went north into Wellington Channel, one stayed on Beechey Island, and two ships, the Resolute and Intrepid went west to Melville Island. The Resolute rescued the Investigator’s crew. Belcher later ordered the abandonment of four of his ships in ice, for which he was court-martialed, but acquitted.