HMS Resolute in Popular Media
- A book of the same name is about the discovery of Resolute by the whaler George Henry.
- HMS Resolute's story is an integral clue in the plot of the film National Treasure: Book of Secrets. The relevance of the two desks to the discovery of further clues is concealed in the version of the Statue of Liberty upon the Île aux Cygnes in Paris, France. The anecdote "These twins stand resolute to preserve what we are looking for." refers to the twin Resolute desks made from the ship's timbers, with one located in The White House and the other in Buckingham Palace.
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