HMS North Star (1886)

GPTKB entity

Properties (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:area gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:armament 2 x 4.7 inch guns
gptkbp:beam 40 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Arctic_exploration_ship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_Edward_Parry
gptkbp:commissioned 1887
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Signal flags
gptkbp:conservationEfforts No longer exists.
gptkbp:constructionMaterial Steel
gptkbp:crew Arctic_survival_training
gptkbp:crewCapacity Multinational crew.
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Mentioned in historical novels.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for literature and art.
gptkbp:debutYear 1886
gptkbp:decommissioned 1920
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1920
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:education Studied in maritime history courses.
gptkbp:engineType coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Impact_on_Arctic_ecosystems.
gptkbp:exhibits Displayed in maritime museums.
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1920.
scrapped in 1921
gptkbp:firstPublished 1887
1920
gptkbp:height 15 feet
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 2
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in naval archives.
gptkbp:historicalRole Exploration and research.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First ship to reach the North Pole
Logs and journals kept by crew.
Pioneered_Arctic_exploration.
gptkbp:homePort Chatham
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS North Star (1886)
gptkbp:influenceOn Inspired_future_Arctic_vessels.
gptkbp:internationalRelations Facilitated_Arctic_diplomacy.
gptkbp:legacy Contributed_to_Arctic_exploration.
gptkbp:length 220 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 220 feet
gptkbp:navigationEquipment Sextant
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Franklin
1890 Arctic expedition
1890 Arctic expedition.
Rescue_missions_in_the_Arctic.
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 2
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served_in_Arctic_expeditions_from_1887_to_1920.
gptkbp:productionYears 1887-1920.
gptkbp:propulsion steam engine
gptkbp:relatedEvent Discovery_of_the_Northwest_Passage.
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_North_Star_(1950)
gptkbp:researchContribution Scientific_data_on_Arctic_conditions.
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Lifeboats
gptkbp:services 1920
Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:significantEvent New_Arctic_routes.
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS Alert (1880)
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:technology Innovations in shipbuilding.
gptkbp:width 40 feet