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Bomb vessels are very strongly built vessels: the recoil is so extreme that they had to be strong. Then, it was laid up in ordinary (editor’s note: in ordinary is a British navy term for ships that are out of service). Terror is actually famous for another reason: it attacked the United States during the War of 1812, lobbing bombs at Fort McHenry in Baltimore-if you can believe it, the “ bombs bursting in air” in the “Star Spangled Banner” are the bombs that were lobbed by Terror. MB: The ships were originally designed as bomb vessels. S&F: Could you explain what was so unique about these ships?

It was supposed to be just a private modeling project, corresponding with some other modeling nerds online, and it became a much bigger thing. Then they discovered The Erebus in 2014, and everything took off from there. I was learning so much that I started blogging about it. I started by drawing plans I took the originals from the National Maritime Museum and then modified those extensively based on research. The quarterdeck on Matthew Betts' Terror model. That led to a five-year journey of me constructing The Terror. I wanted to build a high quality, accurate model of these vessels, and realized nobody had even tried to develop plans for them. There were a lot of gaps in knowledge about how these ships were constructed and what they were capable of I wanted to know everything about how these ships were constructed, why they were so special, why they were chosen for the incredible voyages they went on. I started doing some research and realized that there actually wasn’t a lot known about the ships. Five years ago, I was looking for a new project and thought, I know they’re looking for so that might be an interesting project. Building historic ships combine my love of woodworking and model building with my meticulous nature and love of research. But for the last 10 years or so, I’ve been building ship models. I’ve always been interested in the Franklin expedition and the history of contact between Europeans and Inuit but, despite the opportunity, it never became part of my career. Matthew Betts: I am an archaeologist, and my PhD was in the archaeology of the Inuit. Science & Film: How did you become interested in The Terror and The Erebus? Science & Film spoke with Betts on the phone from his home in Canada. He is an amateur modeler who built a 1:48 scale model of The Terror and documented it online this led THE TERROR’s showrunners to contact him go serve as historical advisor. THE TERROR was developed with the help of a historical advisor, Matthew Betts, who is an archaeologist and curator at the Canadian Museum of History. THE TERROR is an anthology, and has just been renewed for a second season which will focus on a west-coast Japanese-American community during World War II.

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It is produced in part by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions. It Is written by Kajganich, Andres Fischer-Centeno, Josh Parkinson, and Vinnie Wilhelm. David Kajganich and Soo Hugh were showrunners, and Max Borenstein, and Alexander Woo developed the show. It is ten episodes, now available on Blu Ray, and stars Jared Harris (THE CROWN), Tobias Menzies (GAME OF THRONES), Adam Nagitis (HAPPY VALLEY), Nive Nielsen (THE NEW WORLD), and Ciarán Hinds (ROME). THE TERROR is adapted from Dan Simmons’ horror novel of the same name. THE TERROR is a fictionalized account of what happened to the expedition crew, including their ships becoming icebound, unfriendly encounters with the Inuit, a paranormal creature that stalks their camp, mass lead poisoning, and ultimately cannibalism. The Terror and Erebus seemed to have vanished, the entire crew dead, until the ships were discovered in 20 in near-pristine condition. Veteran polar explorer, Sir John Franklin, led the expeditions. Over 100 men set sail on two ships- The Terror and The Erebus-searching for the Northwest Passage, which would open up a trade route between Europe and Asia.

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The new AMC original historical drama series THE TERROR is based on an 1845 British Royal Navy expedition to the Arctic that never returned.

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