Not my work - with thanks and credit to the kind colleagues and fellow Franklinerds in the Remembering the Franklin Expedition group!

“One surprise from the Terror bombshell this week is how accurate the colors of the 2016 ROV tour were. I guess… Terror really does just look like that.

Two distinct personalities emerge, making it easy to identify each ship at a glance.

Terror lives in the north, she is a high-functioning goth. She has everything together in her life, every drawer is buttoned up, she’s holding together just fine. All her papers are in order and she doesn’t need anyone. She’s a survivor.

Erebus lives down south, she gets all the attention and a lot more sun. She’s a scatterbrain, she’s always losing things, her life is coming apart at the seams. She’s very bright and very colorful. She has a team of experts trying to keep her from completely falling to pieces.”