HMS North Star (1872)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 6 guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Arctic_exploration_vessel
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_Edward_Parry
gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:communicationEquipment semaphore and signal flags
gptkbp:constructionMaterial iron
gptkbp:contributedTo provided_data_on_Arctic_conditions
gptkbp:crew reduced to 20 by 1905
Arctic_survival_training
gptkbp:crew_size approximately 50
two decks
gptkbp:culturalHeritage featured in maritime history books
gptkbp:decommissioned 1905
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed_to_Arctic_navigation_knowledge
gptkbp:historicalSignificance British_Admiralty_records
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Greenock
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS North Star (1872)
gptkbp:iceClass Yes
gptkbp:launched 1872
gptkbp:legacy influenced_future_Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:length 220 feet
gptkbp:navigationEquipment sextant and chronometer
gptkbp:notable_event first ship to reach the North Pole (unofficially)
served_in_the_search_for_Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:North_Star
HMS_North_Star_in_1872
gptkbp:productionYears 33 years
gptkbp:propulsion steam engine
gptkbp:renovated 1890
gptkbp:role exploration
gptkbp:scenicViews 1875 Arctic expedition
gptkbp:secondary_mission search for lost explorers
gptkbp:services 1905
Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:sister_ship HMS Alert (1876)
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives not preserved
gptkbp:tourism scrapped in 1910