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HMS
Terror
HMS Terror was 102
feet long, 27 feet wide. She was armed with two long
six-pounders, eight twenty-four pounders, and two
mortars, a 10 inch and a 13 inch. She could fire a
round from each mortar every five minutes.
The Terror saw war service in the 1st Battle of
Copenhagen in 1801 and War of 1812 against the
United States.
Like highly specialized warships, the Terror was
expensive to fit out and maintain. Fortunately,
because of her extremely strong hull to withstand
the recoil of the mortars, she was converted in time
of peace to explore the Antarctic region, where pack
ice and iceberg were a constant menace. The volcano
Mount Terror on Ross Island in Antarctica was named
after the ship, instead of vice-versa.
The expedition spanned three seasons from 1840 to
1843.
The 2008 novel Arctic Drift uses the Terror and the
Erebus as part of the plot as well as the
establishing backstory. The two ships are also
featured in the Doctor Who Audio Drama story Terror
of the Arctic. They are so mentioned by Captain Nemo
in 20000 Leagues Under the Sea on background to
establish the difficulty of attaining the South
Pole. Terror features heavily in Dan Simmons's 2007
novel The Terror. |
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This HMS Terror model features:
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Scratch-built
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Double
plank-on-frame
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All
parts are wooden or metal
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Stained wood (not painted)
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Realistic old-looking thin sails
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Wooden base
36" long x 33" tall x 12" wide
$1,700 
S & H is $130
Add light feature
$200 
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