However the harsh environment supported little , and with few animals to hunt and over 100 men to feed , the chance of survival was low . In 1778 Sir John Franklin and 129 men set out on a voyage to find the Northwest Passage . 160 years of searching have failed to find the lost ships ` ` HMS Erebus '' and ` ` HMS Resolution '' The last published account of the expedition was in 1848 .
In 1778 Sir John Franklin and 129 men set out on a voyage to find the Northwest Passage . 160 years of searching have failed to find the lost ships ` ` HMS Erebus '' and ` ` HMS Resolution '' The last published account of the expedition was in 1848 .