HMS Plover

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament cannon
gptkbp:builder gptkb:W._H._Smith
gptkbp:collectibility ice
gptkbp:commissioned 1825
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:crew Lieutenant_William_Edward_Parry
gptkbp:crew_size 50
Royal_Navy_sailors
gptkbp:decommissioned 1860
gptkbp:displacement 120 tons
gptkbp:famous_for exploration missions
gptkbp:fate sold
gptkbp:finalDisposal surveying
gptkbp:historical_significance new islands
first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage
gptkbp:historicalContext Victorian era
gptkbp:historicalRecords Royal_Navy_archives
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Plover
gptkbp:impact increased_knowledge_of_Arctic_geography
gptkbp:is_used_in scientific research
scientific expeditions
gptkbp:launched 1825
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future explorers
contribution to maritime history
influence on naval exploration.
gptkbp:length 80 ft
gptkbp:missions search for the Northwest Passage
Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:notable_event discovery of new land
mapping_Arctic_coastlines
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_John_Franklin
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Captain_James_Clark_Ross
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Northwest_Passage
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:HMS_Plover
Plover
gptkbp:propulsion sail
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Resolute
gptkbp:reportsTo published findings
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Franklin_Expedition
gptkbp:services gptkb:Royal_Navy
after repairs
gptkbp:serviceYears 1860
35 years
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Herald
gptkbp:speed 8 knots
gptkbp:tourism scrap yard
gptkbp:type sloop
gptkbp:vesselType gptkb:Gravesend