Sir John Franklin (disambiguation) explained

Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) was a British naval officer and Arctic explorer, whose last expedition to the Arctic was famously lost.

Sir John Franklin may also refer to:

Ships

• , a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker
• , a mid-20th-century U.S. flagged ship out of New York City, involved in Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding [344 U.S. 590 (1953)]
• Sir John Franklin-class, a research ship class of the Canadian Coast Guard; see List of equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard
  • , a Canadian Coast Guard research ship

Schools

• Sir John Franklin Junior High School (Calgary), Alberta, Canada
• Sir John Franklin Elementary School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Sir John Franklin High School, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
• Sir John Franklin Secondary Modern School, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Other uses

• Sir John Franklin, Lord Mayor of Cork, Ireland; see List of mayors of Cork
• BEA's Vickers Viscount G-ALWF "Sir John Franklin" (airliner); see British European Airways

See also

• Sir John Franklin School (disambiguation)
• , a Canadian Coast Guard shipname list of ships