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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Fox
Epithet	ship
Dates	1854-1912
History	Originally owned by Sir Richard Sutton, the Fox was a steam yacht bought by Jane, Lady Franklin in 1857 for the purpose of searching for the Franklin Expedition. The Fox, under the command of Master Allen Young, spent two years searching for the expedition, during which the second-in-command, Lieutenant William Hobson, found the only written messages from the Franklin Expedition, in cairns on King William Island.
Authorised Form of Name	Fox; 1854-1912; ship

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Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

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