HMCS Karluk
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hmcs-karluk-293-1509648
title:
HMCS Karluk
text:
Karluk was an American-built brigantine which, after many years' service as a whaler, was acquired by the Canadian government in 1913 to act as flagship to the Canadian Arctic Expedition. While on her way to the expedition's rendezvous at Herschel Island, Karluk became trapped in the Arctic pack ice and, after drifting for several months, was crushed and sank in January 1914. Of the 25 aboard, eleven died, either during the attempts to reach land by marching over the ice, or after arrival at the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Canadian Arctic exploration ship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Karluk
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-07T22:39:09Z
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13
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15