HMS Resolute
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HMS Resolute was a 19th-century British Royal Navy Arctic exploration ship whose salvaged timbers were later used to craft the famous Resolute desk in the White House.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration ship
ⓘ
Royal Navy ship ⓘ |
| abandonedDate | 1854 ⓘ |
| abandonedLocation | Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Resolute desk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brokenUp | 1879 ⓘ |
| builtFor | Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decommissioned | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| designedFor | navigation in ice-filled waters ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 424 tons burthen ⓘ |
| equippedWith | reinforced hull for ice ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fate | abandoned in Arctic ice ⓘ |
| foundBy |
American whaler George Henry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain James Buddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| foundLocation | Davis Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
furniture in the White House
ⓘ
symbolic link between UK and US ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| launched | 1850 ⓘ |
| material | wooden hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | resolution or steadfastness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being abandoned and later returned as a diplomatic gift
ⓘ
providing timbers for the Resolute desk in the White House ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| partOf | British search for Franklin ⓘ |
| presentedTo | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail-powered ⓘ |
| refittedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedAs | gesture of goodwill ⓘ |
| returnedBy | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| returnedTo | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salvagedBy | United States crew ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | barque-rigged ship ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Anglo-American friendship ⓘ |
| timbersUsedFor |
Resolute desk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other commemorative furniture ⓘ |
| towedTo | New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | British Arctic expeditions ⓘ |
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