Sir William Edward Parry was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his 1819–1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passa
Portrait by Charles Skottowe
"Das Eismeer" (The Sea of Ice) by Caspar David Friedrich, 1823–4, was inspired by Parry's account from the 1819–1820 expedition. The harsh nature (e.g. the shipwreck) and radical composition, however, caused it to remain unsold until the death of the artist in 1840.
"The Crews of H.M.S. Hecla & Griper Cutting into Winter Harbour, 26 Sept. 1819". An engraving from the journal published in 1821.
HMS Hecla and HMS Fury enter Baffin Bay during the 1824 expedition
HMS Fury (1814)
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HMS Fury was a Hecla-class bomb vessel of the British Royal Navy.
Lithograph depicting HMS Hecla (1815) and HMS Fury, by Arthur Parsey, 1823
Anchors of HMS Fury at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean at Fort Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
Explanatory plaque
Fury Beach - still littered with wooden & metal material.