HMS North Star (1874)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 6-inch guns
gptkbp:beam 40 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Arctic_exploration_ship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_Nares
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 50-100 personnel
gptkbp:debutYear 1874
gptkbp:decommissioned 1905
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1905
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:engineType Coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:famousFor Arctic_exploration_missions.
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstPublished 1874
gptkbp:height 15 feet
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 2
gptkbp:historicalEvent Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First ship to reach the North Pole region
gptkbp:homePort Chatham
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS North Star (1874)
gptkbp:iceClass Reinforced hull
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:length 220 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 220 feet
gptkbp:navigationEquipment Sailing and steam power
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:George_Nares
1875-1876 Arctic Expedition
1875-1876 expedition to the Arctic
Discovery_of_new_Arctic_routes
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 2
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:productionYears 31 years
gptkbp:propulsion Steam engine
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_North_Star_(1901)
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:George_Nares
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1905
gptkbp:sequel Scrapped in 1906
gptkbp:services 1905
Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS Alert (1876)
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:usedFor Scientific research
gptkbp:usedIn Exploration_of_the_North_Pole
gptkbp:width 40 feet