Canadian Exploration Memorial Anchor

This memorial is the anchor of the HMS Fury (1814) that is resting on a platform with a dedication plaque. It is dedicated to exploration in Canada; in particular, the attempt to reach the North Pole. It was erected by alumni of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean.

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Anchor of HMS Fury

HMS Fury was a Hecla-class bomb vessel built in 1814, captained by Constantine Richard Moorsom, she saw wartime service in an attack on Barbary pirates at Algiers in August, 1916. The ship was converted to an Arctic exploration ship in 1921. Accompanied by sister ship HMS Hecla, HMS Fury made two journeys to the Arctic under the command of Sir William Edward Parry, an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer in 1821 and 1825. She was damaged by ice while overwintering and was abandoned near 72°30’N 92°30’W on 25 August 1825 at what has since been called Fury Beach on Somerset Island, Nunavut. Parry’s account of this journey was ‘Narrative of the Attempt to reach the North Pole’ (1827). In 1827 Parry reached 82°45’N which remained for 49 years the highest latitude attained.

Ce monument commémoratif est l’ancre du Navire de Sa Majesté Fury (1814). Il est posé sur une plateforme et comporte une plaque commémorative. Il commémore l’exploration au Canada, particulièrement l’expédition qui visait à se rendre au pôle Nord. Il a été érigé par des anciens élèves du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean.

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