FRANCIS CROZIER:
The Man in Terror

Francis Crozier (1796–1848?)
British Royal Navy Captain, scientist, Arctic and Antarctic explorer

In a naval career that covered forty years, Francis Crozier was involved with three great endeavors of nineteenth century exploration. They were: searching for the North West Passage, attempting to reach the North Pole and mapping the Antarctic continent. His adventures opened the door to later explorers like Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen.
He traveled on six historic voyages of discovery to the top and bottom of the world. On his voyages to Antarctica with James Clark Ross he commanded the second ship of two. The vessel was the Terror. It was in the Terror, again serving as second in command to Sir John Franklin, that Crozier vanished in the vast Arctic ice. It is believed that he was the last to perish at a cold and unknown location, after the crew abandoned the ice-locked Terror.