SS Grandcamp

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cargo ship
gptkbp:analyzes negligence found
conducted_by_U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:bombLoad caused by fire
gptkbp:casualties few crew members
581 deaths
gptkbp:celebrates erected_in_Texas_City
gptkbp:conservationEfforts limited due to damage
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:crew improved after incident
gptkbp:crewSize 40
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired books and documentaries
gptkbp:currentLocation Texas_City_harbor
gptkbp:deathDate April 16, 1947
gptkbp:deathPlace Texas_City_harbor
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947
gptkbp:defeated April 16, 1947
gptkbp:displacement 7,000 tons
gptkbp:environmentalImpact pollution in harbor
gptkbp:fate exploded and sank
gptkbp:finalDisposal April 16, 1947
gptkbp:hasDepartment spontaneous combustion
gptkbp:historicalEvent April 16, 1947 explosion
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented in maritime history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance remains a cautionary tale
one of the deadliest maritime disasters in U.S. history
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Texas_City,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Grandcamp
gptkbp:impact major industrial disaster
gptkbp:insuranceAccepted significant due to damages
gptkbp:isPortrayedAs gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:launched 1942
gptkbp:legacy led to changes in shipping regulations
gptkbp:length 441 feet
gptkbp:madeOf Texas_City_disaster
gptkbp:owner gptkb:United_States_Maritime_Commission
gptkbp:passengerCapacity fertilizer
ammonium nitrate
gptkbp:publicAccess raised about shipping safety
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Halifax_Explosion
Texas_City_disaster
gptkbp:renovated difficult due to conditions
gptkbp:safetyFeatures implemented post-disaster
revised after disaster
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:SS_High_Flyer
gptkbp:speed 11 knots
gptkbp:weight 6,000 gross tons
gptkbp:width 56 feet