Question

On July 8, 1879 USS Jeannette, a barque rigged, propeller driven U.S. Navy steamship departed on a voyage to reach the North Pole from the western Pacific via the Bering Strait north of Russia (sometimes referred to as the Northeast Passage). The expedition departed from which city?

San Francisco
New York
San Diego
New London

Answer 1

The USS Jeannette departed from San Francisco on its voyage to reach the North Pole.