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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:canal
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Manchester_Ship_Canal_Company
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Canals_in_England
gptkb:Transport_in_Cheshire
gptkb:Transport_in_Greater_Manchester
Ship canals
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Eastham
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:Salford
River Mersey
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gptkbp:engineer
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gptkb:Edward_Leader_Williams
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gptkbp:handlesCargo
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gptkb:coal
gptkb:wheat
petroleum
wood
chemicals
containers
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gptkbp:hasLock
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gptkb:Barton_Locks
gptkb:Eastham_Locks
gptkb:Irlam_Locks
gptkb:Latchford_Locks
Mode Wheel Locks
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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enabled Manchester to become a major port
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Manchester Ship Canal
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gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code
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gptkb:GBMSC
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gptkbp:length
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36 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:North_West_England
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gptkbp:mapType
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Manchester Ship Canal map.svg
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gptkbp:maximumVesselLength
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28 feet draught
600 feet length
65 feet beam
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Thelwall_Viaduct
gptkb:Runcorn_Railway_Bridge
gptkb:Barton_Road_Swing_Bridge
gptkb:Barton_Swing_Aqueduct
gptkb:Warburton_High_Level_Bridge
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gptkbp:opened
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1894
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gptkbp:ownedBy
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gptkb:Peel_Ports
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gptkbp:passesThrough
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gptkb:Runcorn
gptkb:Lymm
gptkb:Irlam
gptkb:Partington
gptkb:Warrington
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gptkbp:purpose
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allow ocean-going ships to reach Manchester
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.peelports.com/ports/manchester-ship-canal
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Salford
gptkb:Salford,_England
gptkb:River_Irwell
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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