HMS North Star (1878)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:area gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:armament Guns
Rifled guns
gptkbp:beam 10.1 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built Birkenhead
gptkbp:class Arctic_exploration_ship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_Edward_Parry
gptkbp:commissioned 1879
gptkbp:completed 1879
1879-01-01
gptkbp:crew 50
gptkbp:debutYear 1878
gptkbp:decommissioned 1905
gptkbp:discontinued 1910-01-01
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 4.5 m
gptkbp:engineType Coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 1910
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped
gptkbp:historicalRole Scientific exploration
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Exploration_of_the_Arctic
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS North Star (1878)
gptkbp:launched 1878-05-01
gptkbp:length 220 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 67.1 m
gptkbp:notableEvent Rescue missions
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:William_Edward_Parry
Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 6
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:High_Arctic
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:North_Star
gptkbp:propulsion Steam engine
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_North_Star_(1901)
gptkbp:role Exploration
gptkbp:secondaryMission Rescue_missions_in_the_Arctic.
gptkbp:servedIn Arctic_waters
gptkbp:serviceHistory Served_in_Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:services gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:significantEvent Search for the Northwest Passage
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS Alert (1878)
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:type Screw sloop