Fagin is the name of the ship's cat from HMS Erebus.
In The Show[]
The cat appears in "Gore" hunting for rats while Sir John Franklin, James Fitzjames and John Gregory talk about the lead parties and Erebus' steam engine. In the next episode, Sir John mentions to the marines that they could put the cat out of a job due to them catching the biggest rats as bait for the Tuunbaq. He then describes that Fagin is meant to be lapdog or a small pillow. This statement then makes the marines chuckle.
Trivia[]
- The name "Fagin" is original to the show, as in reality, Erebus' cat had no name.