Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:ocean
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| gptkbp:builder |
gptkb:Cammell_Laird
|
| gptkbp:built |
Browns Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
|
| gptkbp:can |
civilians and military personnel
|
| gptkbp:capacity |
approximately 1,000 passengers
1,500 passengers |
| gptkbp:card_number |
10 decks
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
50 deaths
|
| gptkbp:fate |
sunk by a German U-boat
|
| gptkbp:first_flight |
April 1902
March 1916 |
| gptkbp:gross_tonnage |
12,000 GT
7,843 tons |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
one of the first ships targeted in unrestricted submarine warfare.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
RMS Sussex
|
| gptkbp:is_equipped_with |
modern safety features for its time
|
| gptkbp:is_mentioned_in |
historical accounts of WWI
|
| gptkbp:is_one_of |
notable maritime disasters of WWI
|
| gptkbp:is_remembered_for |
the loss of civilian lives
|
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
a period of unrestricted submarine warfare
|
| gptkbp:launched |
1901
|
| gptkbp:launched_in |
1901
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
naval warfare policies
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| gptkbp:length |
600 feet
200.1 meters |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:English_Channel
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
maritime history
sunk during World War I |
| gptkbp:operator |
British Royal Mail Line
|
| gptkbp:passenger_capacity |
first class
|
| gptkbp:propulsion |
steam turbine
|
| gptkbp:reported_by |
sustained heavy damage
|
| gptkbp:route |
Southampton to New York
|
| gptkbp:service_entry |
1902
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| gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:RMS_Mauretania
|
| gptkbp:speed |
20 knots
about 15 knots |
| gptkbp:start_location |
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
|
| gptkbp:sunk |
March 24, 1916
March 30, 1916 |
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
increased anti-submarine measures
|
| gptkbp:was_a_target_due_to |
its passenger status
|
| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
World War I maritime incidents
|
| gptkbp:was_involved_in_rescue_operations_for |
survivors after sinking
|
| gptkbp:was_on_a_voyage_from |
New York to France
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
gptkb:British_merchant_fleet
British maritime operations Sussex pledge negotiations |
| gptkbp:was_torpedoed_by |
German U-boat U-27
|