S.S. United States (ocean liner)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/S.S._United_States_(ocean_liner)
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:beam 101 feet
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:capacity 1,928 passengers
gptkbp:cardType 12
gptkbp:crew 900
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:William_Francis_Gibbs
gptkbp:draught 31 feet
gptkbp:enteredService 1952
gptkbp:featuredIn books
documentaries
artworks
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:grossTonnage 53,330 GT
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label S.S. United States (ocean liner)
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:steel
gptkbp:IMO_number 5373476
gptkbp:launched 1951
gptkbp:length 990 feet
gptkbp:material aluminum
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 38 knots
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Big_U
gptkbp:notableFor speed
fireproof design
military conversion capability
gptkbp:numberOfFunnels 2
gptkbp:owner gptkb:United_States_Lines
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:SS_United_States_Conservancy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:purpose transatlantic passenger service
gptkbp:recordedAt fastest westbound transatlantic crossing by passenger ship
gptkbp:retired 1969
gptkbp:setWorldRecord gptkb:Blue_Riband
gptkbp:sisterShip none
gptkbp:status laid up
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Big_Ship:_The_Story_of_the_S.S._United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8