SS Edmund Fitzgerald

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkbp:built gptkb:Great_Lakes_Engineering_Works
gptkbp:built_in gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:capacity 26,000 tons
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Ernest_Mc_Sorley
gptkbp:cargo_types iron ore pellets
gptkbp:communication November 10, 1975
gptkbp:crew located in Whitefish Point, Michigan
gptkbp:crew_capacity 29
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired books and films
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of Great Lakes shipping
gptkbp:depth 530 feet
gptkbp:depth_of_water_at_sinking 530 feet
gptkbp:documentary The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Legend Lives On
gptkbp:famous_landmark erected in Michigan
gptkbp:fate sank in a storm
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:National_Geographic
gptkbp:final_distress_signal reported by SS Arthur M. Anderson
gptkbp:first_flight September 24, 1958
to Detroit, Michigan
gptkbp:historical_event one of the most famous shipwrecks in U. S. history
gptkbp:historical_significance largest ship to sink in Great Lakes
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Superior,_Wisconsin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Edmund Fitzgerald
gptkbp:inspiration songs and literature
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:U._S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:last_known_communication_time 7:10 PM EST
gptkbp:last_voyage_date November 10, 1975
gptkbp:launched June 8, 1958
gptkbp:length 729 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lake_Superior
July 4, 1976
gptkbp:lost_and_found conducted in 1995
gptkbp:memorialized_in_literature The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
gptkbp:memorialized_in_song gptkb:The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Gordon_Lightfoot
held annually
gptkbp:name gptkb:Edmund_Fitzgerald
gptkbp:notable_case loss of all crew members
gptkbp:notable_event sinking during a storm
gptkbp:notable_feature large cargo hold
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Oglebay_Norton_Company
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Northwestern_Mutual_Life_Insurance_Company
gptkbp:position 47°0′ N 85°7′ W
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Lake_Superior
gptkbp:result concluded multiple factors contributed to sinking
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:SS_Arthur_M._Anderson
gptkbp:speed 14.5 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:unknown
November 10, 1975
approximately 7:30 PM EST
gptkbp:type gptkb:ship
gptkbp:weather_conditions_at_sinking high winds and waves
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5