HMS North Star (1889)

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 4-inch guns
gptkbp:beam 40 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built Birkenhead
gptkbp:class Arctic_exploration_ship
gptkbp:commissioned 1890
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Signal flags
gptkbp:complement 100 crew members
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Historical societies and museums
gptkbp:crew Navigation_and_survival_skills
gptkbp:crewCapacity Multinational crew
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for literature and art
gptkbp:debutYear 1889
gptkbp:decommissioned 1910
gptkbp:design Barquentine_rigged
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:engineType Coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:exhibits Maritime museums
gptkbp:famousFor Arctic_exploration_missions
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1920
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_William_H._G._H._Smith
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Victorian era
gptkbp:historicalRecords Logbooks_and_journals
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Exploration of the Northwest Passage
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Greenock
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS North Star (1889)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_North_Star
gptkbp:legacy Contributions_to_Arctic_navigation.
gptkbp:length 220 feet
gptkbp:navigationEquipment Chronometers and sextants
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:notableEvent Rescue_missions_in_the_Arctic
gptkbp:notableFeature Search_for_the_North_Pole
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:British_Arctic_Expedition
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 200 tons
gptkbp:propulsion Steam engine
gptkbp:range 2,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_North_Star_(1910)
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Lifeboats and life jackets
gptkbp:services Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS Alert (1889)
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_North_Star_(1910)
gptkbp:usedFor Scientific research