7w-29 flranklin expedition By 7W-29 Jan 1, 1845 franklin sets sail for northwest passage set sail for northwest passage129 men no one returned Jul 1, 1845 expedition docks in greenland sendds home 5 men and a batch of letters Jul 23, 1845 last sighting of expedition by Europeans Jan 1, 1846 Jonh Torrington died he was part of the last trip crew Jun 11, 1847 franklin dies Jan 1, 1850 Inuit see 40 men walking south on King William Island Sep 4, 1850 serchers found three coffins May 1, 1859 found a note Sep 1, 2014 canada found one of franklins ships Oct 1, 2014 prime minister announced that they found one of franklins ships Nov 20, 2015 franklin project started Dec 13, 2015 franklins expedition project finished