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| Caroline Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy under the Resolute Desk |
Tam mentions the 'Resolute desk' which means nothing to me. Is she referring to some vessel from Star Trek or some other science fiction story? I mean, she does dabble in those waters. No, it's in the White House.
H.M.S. 'Resolute', forming part of the expedition sent in search of Sir John Franklin in 1852, was abandoned in Latitude 74º 41' N. Longitude 101º 22' W. on 15th May 1854. She was discovered and extricated in September 1855, in Latitude 67º N. by Captain Buddington of the United States Whaler 'George Henry'. The ship was purchased, fitted out and sent to England, as a gift to Her Majesty Queen Victoria by the President and People of the United States, as a token of goodwill & friendship. This table was made from her timbers when she was broken up, and is presented by the Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, to the President of the United States, as a memorial of the courtesy and loving kindness which dictated the offer of the gift of the "Resolute'.
Okay then, British ship, doomed Arctic expedition, sounds a whole lot like The Terror.
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| HMS Resolute Abandoned |
67 degrees North (where it was recovered) would be about 500 miles south of where it was abandoned.
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| HMS Resolute in search of Sir John Franklin 1850 - Francois Musin |
I chose the picture of the desk (top) because it revealed the existence of the door.
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